mitigate
masticate
instigate
propitiate
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
The correct answer is A. mitigate.
To mitigate is to make something less severe or serious. In this case, the suffering is being caused by the war, and it is not possible to make it go away completely. However, it is possible to take steps to make it less severe, such as providing humanitarian aid to those who are suffering.
The other options are incorrect because they do not mean to make something less severe or serious.
- To masticate is to chew food.
- To instigate is to start or cause something to happen.
- To propitiate is to appease or pacify someone.