“Exacerbate” means to make a problem worse, while “mitigate” means to make it less severe. The analogy requires the same ordered pair of opposing meanings.
“Aggravate” means to worsen, and “alleviate” means to relieve. Therefore **Aggravate : Alleviate (A)** matches the relationship.
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