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[#576] Antonym of SUCCUMB
Correct Answer

(B) resist

Explanation

Solution: Succumb
fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force. Curb : a check or restraint on something. Resist : withstand the action or effect of. Injure : do physical harm or damage to (someone). Shoot : kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow. Antonym of Succumb is Resist

[#577] The geologists declared that the fossil was authentic .
Correct Answer

(B) fake

Explanation

Solution: Authentic : of undisputed origin and not a copy
genuine. Old : having lived for a long time
no longer young. Fake : not genuine
imitation or counterfeit. New : produced, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time
not existing before. Beautiful : pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically. Antonym of Authentic is Fake

[#578] The Government empowered itself to attach the assets of all the scam suspects.
Correct Answer

(C) return

Explanation

Solution: Attach : seize (a person or property) by legal authority. Detach : disengage (something or part of something) and remove it. Donate : give (money or goods) for a good cause, for example to a charity. Return : give, put, or send (something) back to a place or person. Release : allow or enable to escape from confinement
set free. Antonym of Attach is Return

[#579] The government is taking measures to augment the country's food supply.
Correct Answer

(B) decrease

Explanation

Solution: Augment : make (something) greater by adding to it
increase. Prohibit : formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority. Decrease : make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree. Surpass
exceed
be greater than. Compensate : give (someone) something, typically money, in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred
recompense. Antonym of Augment is Decrease

[#580] The guard was given explicit orders about whom to admit.
Correct Answer

(D) ambiguous

Explanation

Solution: Explicit : stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt. Wrong : not correct or true
incorrect. Inadequate : lacking the quality or quantity required
insufficient for a purpose. No : not any. Ambiguous : open to more than one interpretation
not having one obvious meaning. Antonym of Explicit is Ambiguous