Argument Writing Unit Vocabulary

With the (a)   of the printing press, literacy around the world dramatically increased.

The arborist will (a)   the trees by cutting away the little shoots and all the dead branches.

Understanding phonics is an (a)   part of learning to read.

The arguments among the group members threatened to (a)   their ability to accomplish anything at all.

Since all of the job applicants were highly qualified, the hiring committee chose the most (a)   candidate whose social presence was relaxed and attentive.

Your overuse of difficult vocabulary words will (a)   attention from the high quality of your ideas.

With (a)   effort, the paramedics were able to keep him awake during the hour-long ambulance ride.

In some countries, surveillance of citizens is (a)   ; nearly no place exists where people aren’t being monitored by their government.

Fill in the blank with the correct word: The (a)   most likely to vote for our candidate is college educated, female, and between the ages of 23 and 55.

The crew aboard the moon-landing mission Apollo 13 were (a)   and used everyday objects and materials they had on board to repair their spacecraft and get back to Earth.