Everywhere people were crying and_________ beside ruins.
whimpering
Nevertheless, these standards will___________ significant new costs on all providers, and it is expected that many small providers will be unable to meet them.
impose
She loves to read - she_____________ one book after another
devours
By the year 2030, or__________, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could be doubled.
thereabouts
Suddenly the car began to slow down, the lights________ and the battery warning light came on.
dimmed
The developed countries have often been________, with justice, for not bringing inflation under control.
reproached
This is___________ the sort of description that someone unfamiliar with the protest plans would give.
presumably
A person's capacity cannot be compromised because they hold______ or perhaps irrational views on life.
peculiar
He_________ the men's faces carefully/closely, trying to work out who was lying.
scrutinized
We__________ below on exactly what this means.
elaborate
Equally, it refers to the availability of appropriate devices, as rapid technological change soon makes systems__________ and manufacturers discontinue production.
obsolete
When he tells the story, there is an__________, as though it happened to someone else.
aloofness
Gathered all together in this church, we_________ those who lost their lives in the war.
commemorate
He is the last person in the world to be________ with any such desire at all.
reproached
She has a few_________ ideas about what she might want to do in the future, but nothing definite.
nebulous
After__________ away at work all week, it's good to relax.
toiling
I was trying not to listen to their conversation, but I finally gave up and started some serious__________
eavesdropping
The flames quickly__________ the building.
devoured
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