SSAT Reading Question 15: Answer and Explanation

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Question: 15

6. The word succumb means

  • A. outmaneuver.
  • B. surrender.
  • C. overcome.
  • D. invite.

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

The correct answer is (B). The wolverine is a destroyer, and even large animals succumb to his attacks. The large animals are overcome by the wolverine, but the word succumb is an active verb; therefore, what the animals who are overcome do is surrender.

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