Question

) select the text from the paragraph that best helps you understand that palliate means ease or lessen. there may be more than one correct choice. modern research, however, indicates that gold does have some well - founded medical uses. for instance, gold salts have been shown to palliate the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. when patients receive regular injections of gold, it begins to accumulate in their muscles; this reduces joint inflammation, relieving pain and preventing further damage. researchers are also actively investigating the ability of gold nanoparticles to target cancer cells, which could help doctors identify the disease and deliver medication more efficiently. such findings confirm that gold is, as people have believed for thousands of years, rich in medical potential.

Explanation:

To understand "palliate" means "ease or lessen", we look for text showing reduction. The sentence "this reduces joint inflammation, relieving pain and preventing further damage" (referring to gold injections) shows lessening of symptoms, matching "palliate". Also, "gold salts have been shown to palliate the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis" contextually links, but the reduction - describing sentence directly illustrates easing/lessening.

Answer:

"this reduces joint inflammation, relieving pain and preventing further damage" (and also "gold salts have been shown to palliate the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis" can be considered, but the former directly shows the easing/lessening action)