solely, As the company owner, the police believed he was ___ responsible for the tax fraud. (= only; exclusively), hailed, Becky was ___ a hero at the local paper after saving a young boy from drowning. (= to praise; to claim), inundated with, Ellen’s office has been ___ requests; there are too many to deal with. (= to bring too much of sth to sb), immersed, He ___ himself in his books to study the night before the final exam. (= to become absorbed in sth), indicative of, Her forgetfulness is ___ the fact that she works longs hours and hardly sleeps. (= showing that sth is true), emanated from, Her love for movies ___ being raised by parents who worked in the industry. (= to derive from; to stem from), limply, His arms hung ___ by his side as he was exhausted from over-exercising. (= weakly), adversity, It is remarkable how the family survived and stayed optimistic in the face of ___ . (= hardship; misfortune), denotative, Many phrasal verbs have ___ meaning, which is different to the literal meaning of the individual words. (= relating to the main meaning of a word), susceptible, My grandfather needs to take extra precautions during the winter because he is ___ to getting cold. (= prone to sth), vindictive, School bullies’ ___ behaviour can really hurt other students’ feeling. (= wanting to hurt those that you dislike), has undertaken, The government ___ the building of a new suspension bridge. (= to officially promise to do sth), commissioned, The King ___ an artist to paint his portrait. (= to officially pay sb to create sth), loosely, The movie is ___ based on the novel with the same name. (= broadly; roughly), retracted, The newspaper editor ___ the article before it was printed as it was unsubstantiated. (= to withdraw; to take back), suggestive, The papers were full of ___ articles implying that the politician had been lying. (= mentioning sth indirectly), turmoil, The political ___ in the government, has led to the resignation of many secretaries. (= a state of confusion and disorder), emerged, The singer ___ into the stage to receive a loud reception from the crowd. (= to appear), preserve, They are planting new trees in the mountains to ___ the forest areas. (= to conserve; to maintain), compelling, Van Gogh’s life is so ___ that it has been the subject of many books and films. (= fascinating; enthralling).

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