Week #25 Vocabulary
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The Arab Spring
Week #25 Vocabulary
Definition: Something that actively contributes to an end result.
Sample Sentence: The weather is one factor that needs to be taken into account when planning a picnic.
Factors (n)
Definition: To take place; happen.
Sample Sentence: Snow occurs very rarely in the month of May.
Occur (v)
Authoritarian (adj)Definition: Favoring a
concentration of power in a leader or an elite not constitutionally responsible to the people.
Sample Sentence: Prior to the Arab Spring, many Middle Eastern countries were governed by authoritarian regimes.
Repression (v)Definition: To hold
someone or something back.
Sample Sentence: Protests during the Arab Spring have been met with violent repression.
Sanctuary (n)Definition: A place
of protection.
Sample Sentence: As the violence of the Syrian Revolution has worsened, citizens have tried to find a sanctuary in other countries.
Fanatical (n)Definition:
Excessive enthusiasm and often unquestioning devotion.
Sample Sentence: In Chicago, many Bears fans can be considered fanatical.
Skeptic (n)Definition: Someone
who is always questioning and seeking answers.
Sample Sentence: You might say that aliens are responsible for Stonehenge, but I’m still a skeptic.
Laborious (adj)Definition:
Requiring a lot of time and energy.
Sample Sentence: Achieving success in school is often a laborious process.