Carcass wrote:
A report in General Hospital Psychiatry finds that panic attacks __________ the effects of diabetes, probably by interfering with patients’ self-care, leading to a 75% increase in the frequency of symptoms.
❑ exacerbate
❑ hinder
❑ impede
❑ aggravate
❑ indemnify
❑ degrade
We understand that panic attacks
worsen the effects of diabetes.
leading to a 75% increase in the frequency of symptoms
❑ exacerbate: make worse
❑ hinder: slow down, prevent
❑ impede: obstruck, hinder
❑ aggravate: cause to become worse
❑ indemnify: compensate, repay
❑ degrade: humiliate, shame
exacerbate and aggravate are the words we need for the blank.