The doctor gave the girl a tablet to ________ her pain.
A. aggravate
B. increase
C. exacerbate
D. alleviate
The hosts ________ the hourly-paid maid with stealing her gold necklace.
A. scolded
B. charged
C. accused
D. blamed
The computer can be programmed to ________ a whole variety of tasks.
A. deal
B. tackle
C. solve
D. settle
I tried to find my keys but I was ________ by my thick gloves.
A. helped
B. annoyed
C. hampered
D. inverted