Near-Synonym Vocabulary: Subtle Meaning Differences Exercise

Answers

1. The committee introduced stricter disclosure rules to mitigate the risk of investors being misled by overly optimistic forecasts.
2. From the minister’s guarded answers, journalists were quick to infer that the policy had already been abandoned behind closed doors.
3. By refusing to release the full report, the company seemed to imply that the independent auditors had found something embarrassing.
4. The interviewer’s first task was to elicit a clear account of events from witnesses who were understandably reluctant to speak.
5. The arbitration panel must include at least one disinterested expert with no financial connection to either firm.
6. The CEO’s claim that the losses were minor was impossible to reconcile with the auditors’ figures showing that the company was insolvent.
7. After three years of record profits, the board had become dangerously complacent about the threat posed by smaller online competitors.
8. The dictator preferred complaisant advisers who would approve every decree rather than question its practical consequences.
9. The new ethics code will proscribe gifts from suppliers if their value exceeds a nominal amount.
10. For severe infections, the guidelines prescribe a ten-day course of antibiotics rather than the shorter treatment used in mild cases.
11. Before the museum accepted the donation, an independent specialist was asked to appraise the painting.
12. The solicitor promised to apprise the family that the hearing had been postponed.