Lesson 12

Question 1

broaden (v) 
SYN enlarge 
(adv) broadly 
(adj) broad 
(n) breadth

Answer 1

(broaden your opportunities)

• education will broaden your opportunities to land a good job.
• the breadth of his knowledge is impressive.

Question 2

burgeon (v)
SYN thrive
(adj) burgeoning

Answer 2

(with the burgeoning population of major cities)

• the burgeoning population of major cities is creating a demand for more services.
• his talent as a pianist burgeoned at the age of 14.

Question 3

conspicuously (adv)
SYN noticeable
(adj) conspicuous
(n) noticiably

Answer 3

• his name was conspicuously absent from the list of winners.
• the attorneys were conspicuous for their aggravated manner in the courtroom.

Question 4

endorse (v) 
SYN support 
(n) endorsement

Answer 4

• the union endorsed the new contract.

* the president’s endorsement of the project guaranteed its funding.

Question 5

enormous (adj)
SYN tremendous
(adv) tremendously, enormously
(n) enormity

Answer 5

(benefit tremendously from)

• his enormous wealth allows him to contribute to many charities.
• a diet with many fruits and vegetables is enormously beneficial to the body.

Question 6

entirely = totally (adv)
SYN throughly
(n) entirety

Answer 6

• the economist was entirely right in his analysis.

* the president released the speech in its entirety before the news conference.

Question 7

erode (v)
SYN deteriorate
(n) erosion

Answer 7

• the senator’s support is eroding because of his unpopular position on the major issues.
• It took millions of years of erosion for nature to form The Grand Canyon.

Question 8

evaporate (v)
SYN disappear
evaporation

Answer 8

• the chance of the two sides reaching an aggressive have evaporated.
• the evaporation of the funds was unexplainable.

Question 9

noteworthy (adj)
SYN remarkable
(n) noteworthiness

Answer 9

• the university has a noteworthy collection of ancient texts.
• there was a noteworthy increase in the amount of money the school raised.

Question 10

reportedly (adv)

(adj) reported
(v) report

Answer 10

• the students reportedly sent a representative, but she has not yet arrived.
• the reported tornado has not been confirmed.

Question 11

susceptible (adj)
SYN vulnerable
(n) susceptibleness
(adv) susceptibly

Answer 11

• when traveling in tropical climates , travelers are susceptible to malaria.
• adolescence are especially susceptible to the influence of their friends.

Question 12

blind (v)
SYN unaware
(n) blindness

Answer 12

• they were blind to the fact that they had little chance to succeed.
• he went into the job blindly, with no previous experience.