SAT practice: fill the blank vocabulary

The impoverished city lacked the financial means to update its --- electrical infrastructure.

What is the best place to visit during December/January holiday break?

Troy was --- when he wasn't elected class president: his spirits were so low that we couldn't do anything.

Because he was --- in the face of danger, the explorer won the government's highest award for conspicuous bravery.

Because she has a great need for ---, she loathes the public appearances demanded of her as a leading literary figure.

Joe Louis was --- fighter: he inspired fear in many of his opponents.

The notoriously temperamental American actor Edwin Forrest was known for his --- both on stage and off.

Cecily is worried that, with all the recent innovations in computing, her 5 yr. old laptop and its software will soon be

Alvin is an exceedingly --- person: he unselfishly --- his friends without ever expecting anything in return.

The --- of Queen Elizabeth I impressed her contemporaries: she seemed to know what foreign leaders were thinking.