Choose the correct synonym for the word ‘exacerbate’.

Explanation:

• Exacerbate means to make a situation worse or more severe.
• Aggravate shares this meaning, as it also refers to worsening or intensifying a condition or problem.

In contrast, delight means to please greatly, placate means to calm or pacify, and destroy means to completely ruin or eliminate something.

Therefore, among the options provided, "aggravate" is the word that most closely matches the meaning of "exacerbate".

The correct synonym for "exacerbate" is c) Aggravate.