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Grim

/ɡrˈɪm/
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(adj) Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.

From the doctor's grim expression, it was clear he had somber news for the patient.
Marcia looked grim when I told her the story.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor's face had a ____ expression as he delivered the news about the patient's very serious condition.

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