Welcome to the SAT/GRE practice vocabulary context exercise! In today’s test, we’re going to ask you to select one of the words we studied this week to correctly fill in each of the blanks in the sentences below. You’ll probably find it easiest to print this page and write the words in the blanks (this is not an on-line form).

Note: Some verbs may be conjugated, and some nouns may be plural.

After the sixth day of the hike, when it became apparent that the guide had gotten lost, we had to ___________ everything but our blankets and food, hoping to quickly find our way out of the wilderness.

It’s been so hot today in the office that I have a real ___________ to go wading in the city fountains on my way home.

As more and more people flock to the cities to find work, the ___________ populations of places like Shanghai and Mexico City place increasing strains on sanitation and transportation systems.

Children who are introduced to sweets at an early age may have a ___________ for eating sugary foods for the rest of their lives.

It is estimated that when the ___________ plague known as the Black Death swept through Europe, as many as 100 million people perished.

The highest grade of tuna used in Japanese sushi restaurants is o-toro, prized for its delicate flavor and ___________ texture.

Many people dislike the bland flavor of plain tofu, but because it has such a neutral flavor, it can be used in a ___________ of ways.

In the aristocratic circles of Regency England, if a man asked a woman to dance with him three times in a row, it was ___________ to a proposal of marriage.

Upon the ruling of the bankruptcy judge, the loan company was forced to ___________ George’s mortgage, and he was able to get out of debt within a year.

The police lobbied to outlaw the use of tinted glass for automobile windows, claiming that its ___________ made it more dangerous for them to pull over speeding vehicles.

The group of tourists stood mesmerized as the ___________ chants of the boy’s choir echoed around the vast cathedral.

In her best-selling novels, that popular writer describes the secret lives and ___________ activities of the various crime organizations around the world.

I was afraid that the lilac bush had been killed by the late spring frost we had this year, but now that the weather has turned warmer, it appears to be ___________.

An independent research study ___________ the conclusions she reached at the end of her ten-year investigation into the causes of genetic mutation in honeybees.

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