NIMCET 2007 — English PYQ

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Question

NIMCET 2007 — English PYQ

NIMCET | English | 2007

Directions for : In the following questions, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.

SUCCUMB

Choose the correct answer:

Explanation

The correct option is (b) Resist.

Detailed Solution

To determine the exact opposite word, let us look closely at the definition of the target word:

SUCCUMB: This verb means to fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force; it means to yield, surrender, or give in.
$Succumb \equiv Yield \equiv Surrender \equiv Give In$

Now let us analyze each of the given choices to find the logical antonym:

(a) Curb: To restrain, check, or keep something in control (e.g., to curb an appetite). While it involves stopping something, it is not the direct interpersonal antonym of yielding.
(b) Resist: To withstand the action or effect of something; to fight back against a force or temptation successfully. This is the exact grammatical and contextual opposite of giving in.
$Resist \leftrightarrow Antonym of Succumb$
(c) Injure: To do physical harm or damage to someone or something. This has no contextual relevance to surrendering.
(d) Shoot: To fire a weapon or move suddenly and rapidly. This word is completely unrelated to the core meaning.

Conclusion

$SUCCUMB (Surrender / Give up) \times RESIST (Withstand / Fight back)$

Since SUCCUMB means to yield to a force, its true opposite is to stay strong and fight against it, which is to Resist. Therefore, option (b) is the correct choice.