Choose the word that best completes the sentence:
Persistent rumination can _________ the symptoms of existing mental health conditions.

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A Alleviate
B Aggravate
C Facilitate
D Cultivate

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Answer: B. Aggravate

Rumination means thinking over and over about worries. Doing this can aggravate, or make worse, existing mental health symptoms. 'Alleviate' would mean make better, the opposite.

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