detect disclose depart deprive detect v. to discover the presence of (something that is hidden or hard to see) The test is used to detect the presence of alcohol in the blood. detective n. a person whose job is to find information about something The professionals do not pose much of a problem for the store detectives. disclose v. to make (something) known to the public He refused to disclose the source of his information. The identity of the victim has not yet been disclosed. depart v. (1) to leave a place especially to start a journey The group is scheduled to depart tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. (2) to do something in a different way; to depart from The company’s managers don’t want to depart from an approach that has worked well in the past. (3) to die My aunt departed this life at the age of 92. departure n. the act of departing They hoped this would lead to the departure of all foreign forces from the country. deprive v. to take something away from...; to deprive sb. of something The new environmental law will deprive some fishermen of their livelihood. The children are being deprived of a good education.SARS—Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome—was ______ for the first time in February 2003 in Hanoi.
A. detected
B. departed
C. disclosed
D. revealed