1. the new medication helped to (vocab word) the patients chronic pain and improve their quality of life * 1…

1. the new medication helped to (vocab word) the patients chronic pain and improve their quality of life * 1 point\nextricate\nalleviate\narduous\n\n2. the (vocab word) smell coming from the abandoned building made it clear that something was seriously wrong inside. * 1 point\nloathsome\nempathic\narduous\n\n3. the rescue team worked tirelessly to (vocab word) the hikers who were trapped in the cave. * 1 point\nextricate\nbelittle\nsubjugation

1. the new medication helped to (vocab word) the patients chronic pain and improve their quality of life * 1 point\nextricate\nalleviate\narduous\n\n2. the (vocab word) smell coming from the abandoned building made it clear that something was seriously wrong inside. * 1 point\nloathsome\nempathic\narduous\n\n3. the rescue team worked tirelessly to (vocab word) the hikers who were trapped in the cave. * 1 point\nextricate\nbelittle\nsubjugation

Answer

Brief Explanations:

  1. "Alleviate" means to make pain or suffering less severe, which fits the context of the new - medication reducing the patient's chronic pain. "Extricate" means to free from a difficult or entangled situation, and "arduous" means difficult and tiring.
  2. "Loathsome" means extremely unpleasant or repulsive, which is appropriate to describe a bad smell. "Empathic" relates to having the ability to understand and share the feelings of others, and "arduous" means difficult.
  3. "Extricate" means to free or rescue someone from a difficult or trapped situation, which is what the rescue team is doing for the trapped hikers. "Belittle" means to speak of someone or something in a negative or demeaning way, and "subjugation" means the act of bringing someone or something under control.

Answer:

  1. B. alleviate
  2. A. loathsome
  3. A. extricate