VCR Lesson 6
By: Jenna Brown
Guess the word
Even though I gave up cupcakes for lent, their sweet aroma was far too tempting, and I eventually __________ to eating not one but three.
Succumb
Verb
1. To yield; to give in or give up, especially to a powerful force or desire (often used with to)
2. To die
adjective: unsuccumbing
Roots
CUBO,CUBARE, CUBUI, CUBITUM <L. "to lie down"
INCUMBO, INCUMBERE, INCUBUI, INCUBITUM <L. "to recline"
Synonyms
Submit
Accede
Surrender
Antonyms
Overcome
Conquer
Refuse
More Practice
1. After seven long years of battling cancer Mary ultimately succumb, passing on a rainy spring morning in early March.
2. Olivia refused to succumb to the TV, as she was determined to keep the bet of no TV for a month with her father.
3. However, Olivia eventually lost the bet with her father as she succumber to the TV's temptations in order to watch the Oscars.
4. As much as I wanted to succumb to the temptation of walking, I was determined to keep running until I finished the mile.