Advanced English 1. Elaborate = explain in detail 2. Mitigate = reduce 3. Alleviate = ease 4. Aggravate = worsen 5. Elicit = draw out 6. Engender = create 7. Exacerbate = make worse 8. Facilitate = make easier 9. Implement = put into effect 10. Anticipate = expect 11. Persevere = continue despite difficulty 12. Repudiate = reject 13. Retract = take back 14. Scrutinize = examine closely 15. Terminate = end 16. Validate = confirm 17. Exemplify = illustrate