abdicator, After giving up the throne in 1936, Edward the 8th remains the only ___ in modern British history. (= sb who has given up a position of authority), stealthy, Ben took ___ steps into the house so that he could surprise Sarah. (= secret and quiet), garbled, Due to fatigue, the climbers gave a ___ account of what had happened that was difficult to follow. (= confused; difficult to understand), have been oppressed, Human rights activists ___ and silenced by their government. (= to treat sb unfairly and cruelly, contemplated, I ___ finding a job after high school but decided to go to the university in the end. (= to think about; to consider), detached, Oliver seemed rather ___ during dinner; he barely spoke to anyone. (= of a person: emotionally disengaged), sustained, She fell from her bike and was lucky to have only ___ a broken arm. (= to suffer an injury, a loss, etc.), operative, The CIA has an ___ in the area to gather intelligence. (= sb who secretly works for a government agency), anticipates, The company ___ that 500 jobs will be created when the open another factory. (= to expect), hampered, The fishermen took hours to return as they were ___ by the bad weather. (= to impede; to hinder), secluded, The house is located in a ___ area, far from any other villages or towns. (= of a place: remote), mangled, The ___ remains of the mummy were found in a pile in the corner of the tomb. (= mutilated; severely damaged), undergo, The patient will have to ___ surgery to remove the tumor. (= to go through; to experience), obliging, The shop assistant was very ___ and more than happy to help me. (= willing to help), on the fringes, The stray dogs live ___ of the city and never venture into the center. (= the periphery of an area or group), envoy, The UN sent an ___ to the region to help the countries strike a peace deal. (= a representative from one country to another), destructive, The volcanic eruption left a ___ trail through nearby villages. (= causing great damage), aloof, The writer has made no comment about the issue and remains ___ from the controversy over his book. (= uninvolved), virulent, This spider is particularly ___ , and one bite will make you very sick. (= extremely poisonous), surrogates, While the president was indisposed, he had one of his ___ act on his behalf. (= a substitute).

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