Lesson 7

Question 0

clarify (v)
SYN explains
(n) clarification

Answer 0

• chapter 2 in the textbook clarifies the process of osmosis.
• a clarification of the government’s position on this matter is necessary.

Question 1

attribute (n)
SYN characteristic
(adj) attributable

Answer 1

• his ability to work on a team is one of his outstanding attributes
• the forest fire was attributed to careless campers who abandoned a live campfire.

Question 2

conceal (v)

SYN hide

Answer 2

• the students concealed their feelings about the course.

* his concealment of the evidence made his case more difficult to prove.

Question 3

confirm (v)
SYN prove
(adj) confirmed
(n) conformation

Answer 3

• the director confirmed that the meeting would be on the tenth.
• we have just received conformation of your reservation on the flight to Los Angeles.

Question 4

convenient (adj)

(adv) conveniently
(n) convenience

Answer 4

• the investigator suspected that the disappearance of the evidence was too convenient to be accidental.
• for the convenience of the student body, the library is located in a central location.

Question 5

core (adj) (n)

SYN chief

Answer 5

• the core curriculum consists of courses that are required of all students.
• they are loyal to the core.

Question 6

critical (adj)

(adv) critically
(n) critic, criticism
(v) critique

Answer 6

• it is critical to follow the directions for the experiment exactly as the instructor indicates.
• the runner accepted criticism from his coach very well.

Question 7

distort (v)
SYN deform
(adj) distorted
(n) distortion

Answer 7

• time and space are distorted when traveling at the speed of light.
• distortion of the image from a microscope can be caused by low light.

Question 8

diverse (adj)
SYN different
diversity (n)
diversify (v)

Answer 8

• Freud had many diverse interests in psychology.

* the diversity of life forms on the earth makes zoology an interesting area of study.

Question 9

eventually (adv)

SYN finally

Answer 9

• a good education will eventually pay big dividends.

* eventually the couple will pay off their mortgage and own their home.

Question 10

prosperous (adj) 
SYN thriving 
(n) prosperity 
(v) prosper 
(adv) prosperously

Answer 10

(economic prosperity)

• in the early 1900s, San Fransisco was a prosperous city.
• Bacteria prosper under the proper conditions.

Question 11

purposefully (adv) purposely
SYN deliberately
(n) purpose
(adj) purposeful

Answer 11

• the course syllabus was designed purposefully to be easy to follow.
• he was authorized to spend the money for business purposes.

Question 12

reveal (v) 
SYN disclose 
(n) revelation 
(adv) revealingly 
(adj) revealing

Answer 12

(reveal a secret, an identity, a truth)

• the president revealed some of his ideas before he gave his speech.
• the report made some revelations about the nature of the conflict.

Question 13

scarcely (adv)
SYN hardly
(adj) scare
(n) scarcity

Answer 13

• the woman scarcely spoke a word of English.

* due to a scarcity of water, a rationing plan was established

Question 14

theoretically
SYN hypothetically
(v) theorize
(n) theory

Answer 14

• his argument was theoretically appealing, but not realistic.
• Leonardo da Vinci theorized that the earth was not the center of the universe.