Question

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word: Rescue
a. Extricate
b. Waver
c. Bind
d. Desert

Answer 1

Hint: We are asked to find the appropriate word meaning opposite to the given term. Rescue indicates helping someone out of a danger.

Complete answer:
The given term ‘rescue’ is used to refer to the act of saving someone from a dangerous or difficult situation. We are asked to find the word that means it’s opposite.
Example: The wounded dog that was severely bleeding on the road was rescued by taking him to the nearby hospital.
The opposite to ‘rescue’ must mean to abandon someone in an extremely difficult situation.
- In option a, we have ‘extricate.’ It is a verb that indicates to free someone from a constraint or difficulty. As this sounds synonymous to ‘rescue’, we rule out this option.
- Waver in option b is incorrect. It indicates to move in a quivering or flickering manner and hence, cannot be the right opposite to ‘rescue.’
- Similarly, ‘bind’ in option c is also wrong as ‘bind’ means to tie, fasten things together.
> ‘Desert’ in option d gives us the right answer. It is a verb that means to abandon someone in a ruthless and emotionless way. People are often left deserted when they are really in need of help. Thus, option d gives the right opposite.

Note: Do not confuse the noun form of ‘desert.’ It is a vast geographical land, completely covered in sand.