Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.
Elated: Dejected:: Alleviate:?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Aggravate.
The logic used here is:
Elated: Dejected
Elated means ecstatically happy.
Dejected means sad and depressed; dispirited.
Elated is the opposite of dejected.
Similarly,
Alleviate:?
Alleviate means to make it less severe.
Aggravate means to make worse or more serious.
Alleviate is the opposite of aggravate.
Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.