Advanced NGRT Sentence Completion

The unwelcome icy wind blew a ______ cold breeze.

• bitterly

• warmly

• calmly

• brightly

Ms. Hickie was determined to climb Kilimanjaro ______ to the risks involved.

• susceptible

• inferior

• opposed

• oblivious

The room was filled with an air of ______, as mourners gathered to pay their respects.

• excitement

• frivolity

• solemnity

• energy

The family gathered for the ______ of their beloved grandmother.

• concert

• funeral

• lecture

• journey

She tried her best to ______ her unhappiness before entering the room.

• maintain

• assuage

• revive

• exacerbate

I had assumed tulips were rare, but in Amsterdam they are entirely ______.

• meagre

• inimitable

• ubiquitous

• repelled

Despite the beauty of the landscape, there was a ______ of clean, drinkable water.

• surplus

• bounty

• paucity

• wave

The rainforest soil, though hidden beneath fallen leaves, was astonishingly ______.

• arid

• fecund

• stagnant

• infertile

Though her resources were ______, her creativity allowed her to produce something remarkable.

• abundant

• meagre

• lavish

• limitless

His tone was so ______ that listeners struggled to determine whether he was being sincere or mocking.

• sardonic

• solemn

• hesitant

• trivial