Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank and make a grammatically correct sentence.

The cost turned out to be higher than _____________.

anticipated

The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is anticipated.

The word "anticipated" means "expected or predicted." In the context of the sentence, the cost turned out to be higher than what was expected or predicted.

The other options are not as appropriate.

• Excepted means "not included." This does not make sense in the context of the sentence, because the cost was not excluded from anything.
• Accepted means "received with approval or satisfaction." This does not make sense in the context of the sentence, because the cost was not approved or satisfactory.
• Emancipated means "freed from slavery or from an oppressive situation." This does not make sense in the context of the sentence, because the cost was not free or oppressive.