Second List: High-GSL & AWL Vocabulary Review

Question 1

The events of the Arab Spring ____ political changes in the Middle East and North Africa.

Accepted Answer

precipitated

Question 2

Some activists believe social media is useful to ____ human rights abuses worldwide.

Accepted Answer

decry

Question 3

Upset citizens were ____ their leaders during the Arab Spring protests against corruption.

Accepted Answer

at odds with

Question 4

Dictionary.com and TheFreeDictionary.com can be used ____ because they are very similar.

Accepted Answer

interchangeably

Question 5

For protesters, the use of social media in Tunisia was a ____ for its use in Egypt.

Accepted Answer

paradigm

Question 6

A solution to a problem in an argument must be ____.

Accepted Answer

plausible

Question 7

Exxon Mobil might make ____ to decarbonize fossil fuels to compete with renewable energy.

Accepted Answer

prototypes

Question 8

Hosni Mubarak's ____ had difficulty controlling Egyptian's use of social media.

Accepted Answer

regime

Question 9

An honest politician should be ____ about their intentions and plans.

Accepted Answer

upfront

Question 10

When you write a deductive argument, your main idea must be ____ in your introduction.

Accepted Answer

foregrounded

Questions 10