Despite everything, i chose to keep rather than … the secret.

Analyze the question

The sentence is: "Despite everything, I chose to keep rather than ____ the secret." The underlined word is presumably keep. We need a word that:

1. is most nearly opposite in meaning to "keep" (in the sense of keeping a secret), and
2. fits the gap grammatically and logically with "the secret".

Explain the concept

This is an antonym-in-context question. "Keep a secret" means to hold it back and not tell anyone. The opposite is to make it known to others, which is to reveal or disclose.

Solution

Test each option in the sentence:

• A. Renounce: This means to give up or reject something formally (e.g., renounce a title). You don't "renounce a secret", so it doesn't fit.
• B. Show: You can show an object, but a secret isn't normally "shown". It's weaker and doesn't fit as naturally.
• C. Reveal: This means to make known something hidden. "I chose to keep rather than reveal the secret" reads perfectly, and it is the direct opposite of keeping a secret.
• D. Display: This means to put something on view (a trophy, a painting), so it doesn't collocate with "secret".

Answer: C. Reveal.

Tip

For antonym-with-gap questions, always test the word in the sentence. A word may be an opposite in meaning but not collocate with the noun. We say "keep/reveal/disclose a secret", but not "display a secret" or "renounce a secret". Learn collocations along with synonyms and antonyms.