Coming to terms: know your corporate terminology

After lengthy negotiations between the two corporations, the merger was ......... by mutual agreement.
abridged
abrogated
annotated
inundated

Intil further research was carried out, the company would not even be ......... expanding its facilities.
contemplating
ruminating
compensating
determining

The factory's environmentally-friendly image was .........by its continued dumping of chemical waste.
neglected
diverted
unattended
negated

The printing company's lawyers went to great lengths to protect the identity of the anonymous author. They said they were under no obligation to ......... any information to the public.
uphold
discount
divulge
abandon

The family had a(n) ......... interest in maintaining their connections with the insurance firm.
vested
willing
investigated
prepared

The firm wanted to launch a takeover bid but was hampered by ......... difficulties.
pecuniary
pensive
precautionary
preposterous

In return for a generous payout, one board member ......... his boardroom voting rights.
vowed
valued
wove
waived

The new stock reserves were......... quickly.
depleted
ascribed
deemed
called

The investor rushed into adding several bank shares to her portfolio, ......... of the advice of her financial advisor.
heedless
regardless
informed
observing

The meeting .........were recorded by the new administration officer.
promotions
conditions
proceedings
denials