Lesson 17

Question 1

confidential (adj) 
SYN secret 
(adv) confidentially 
(n) confident 
(v) confide

Answer 1

• we were told that the information is strictly confidential.
• she confided to me that she had always wanted to be a movie star.

Question 2

delighted (adj) 
SYN elated 
(n) delight 
(adv) delightfully 
(adj) delightful

Answer 2

(I was delighted to get you E-mail)

• he was delighted with the results of the experiment.
• it was a delightful afternoon.

Question 3

discreetly (adv)
SYN cautiously
(adj) discreet

Answer 3

• the teacher discreetly told the parents about their child ‘s inappropriate behavior.
  you can count on me to be discreet.

Question 4

documented (adj) 
SYN proven
(n) documentation 
(v) document

Answer 4

• he had documented proof that the bank had made an error

* the car’s documentation was in order.

Question 5

evoke (v)

SYN remind

Answer 5

(evoke memories)

• hearing her favorite song evoked fond memories for her high school years.
• most sounds evoke hints of time and place.

Question 6

gradually (adv)
SYN steadily
(adj) gradual

Answer 6

• the bay has gradually deteriorated over the years.

* there has been a gradual change in the climate over the past decade.

Question 7

impartial (adj)

objective

Answer 7

• teachers must be known for their impartiality.

* judges ate know for their impartiality.

Question 8

inordinate (adj)
SYN excessive
(adv) inordinately

Answer 8

(an inordinate amount of countable (n)
an inordinate amount of uncountable (n) )
* the airlines had to cancel an inordinate number of flights due to the fog.
* there was an inordinately large number of whales off the coast.

Question 9

instantly (adv)
SYN immediately
(adj) instant, instantaneous
(n) instant

Answer 9

• the computer finished the job instantly.

* it had happened in an instant.

Question 10

intentionally (adv) 
SYN deliberately 
(n) intent

Answer 10

• the machine was left on intentionally.

* her action was an indication of her good intentions.

Question 11

intrinsic (adj) 
SYN inherent 
(adv) intrinsically

Answer 11

• a penny has little intrinsic value.

* the forests of the northwest are intrinsically rich in natural resources.

Question 12

nominal (adj)
SYN moderate
(adv) nominally

Answer 12

(nominal effects), (nominally successful)

• the office building was sold at a nominal price.
• she was nominally successful as an actress.

Question 13

presumably (adv)
SYN supposedly
(v) presume
(n) presumption

Answer 13

• the ild wreck was presumably located to the southwest of Florida.
• I presume that you have been camping before.

Question 14

agitate (v)
SYN disturb
(n) agitation,agitator

Answer 14

• the fact that she had not arrived by midnight agitated her parents.
• he was known as political agitator.