solemn, Before the climbing trip, he made a ___ promise to his wife that he would return safely. (= of a promise: earnest; sincere), aboriginal, Before the settlement of Europeans, the ___ people lived off the land. (= native), hazards, Her father warned her about sunburn and the ___ of spending too much time in the sun. (= a danger; a threat), grave, His company is under ___ threat of financial ruin due to his mistakes. (= very serious and worrying), relish, I ___ the thought of being on vacation by the sea next month. (= to take pleasure in sth), somber, I thought it would be a happy movie, but it turned out to be dark and ___. (= melancholic; sad), glum, Kim was ___ away from her family and couldn’t wait for her studies abroad to end. (= despondent), lapsed, Mark’s subscription to the online service ___ when he forgot to pay the monthly fee. (= to fail to keep doing sth), cloudy, My memory of the event is rather ___ ; I can’t recall exactly what took pace. (= unable to think or judge properly), elapsed, Only twenty minutes had ___ since the actor’s arrest before the media found out about it. (= of time: to pass), painstaking, Rescue workers carried out a ___ search for survivors of the earthquake. (= meticulous; thorough), burnish, She worked very hard to ___ her image as a community role model. (= to improve our public image though action), embellished, The fisherman ___ his story by lying about the size of the fish he almost caught. (= to exaggerate), hurdle over, The obstacle course included several logs that the contestants had to ___ . (= to jump over an obstacle as part of a race), adherents, The opposition politician gained many ___ in the area after the government’s latest mistake. (= a supporter; a follower), rigorous, The patient underwent a ___ medical examination having all of the vital signs checked. (= paying careful attention to all aspects of sth), relapsing, The patient was instructed to improve his diet and lifestyle to prevent himself from ___ . (= to deteriorate in health after having recovered already), flung, The people in the crowd were so elated that they cheered and ___ their hats into the air. (= to throw sth rapidly and with force), exacting, The teacher has a reputation for being very ___ ; he really pushed his students to be accurate with their writing. (= requiring a lot of precision), murky, The water in Loch Ness is so ___ that it’s impossible to see much below the surface. (= of a liquid: θολό)

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