Vocab-ability–199 (rog, rogat = ask) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)

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My vocab practice:

  1. The House of Commons Select Committee sought to interrogate ministers about their progress on Brexit.

  2. Theresa May was forbidden from using the Royal Prerogative to trigger Article 50 to exit the European Union by the Supreme Court, who ruled that only Parliament could vote to trigger it.

  3. The Leader of the Opposition made derogatory remarks about the Prime Minister's ability to negotiate trade deals.


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My vocab practice:

  1. The police arrested the suspect and began to interrogate him about where he was the night the crime took place.

  2. The deeds to the house contained a covenant that gave any member of the King's family the prerogative to stay overnight when they were in town.

  3. Donald Trump made derogatory remarks on twitter about Elizabeth Warren.

You should re-read Rule #5 above. I might miss your entry, since I usually do a "FIND" for "My Vocab Pra..."

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My vocab practice:

  1. New anti-money laundering laws now require banks to interrogate customers about large movements of money.

  2. The Queen last used her prerogative of mercy to free Irish terrorists as part of the Good Friday Agreement

  3. Fat-shaming is now considered to be a derogatory attack on a person.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. After several hours of harsh interrogation, the accused seemed to display signs of succumbing to the allegations.
  2. Many native in the country believed it was their prerogative to own a 35% stake in foreign direct investment through bypassing meritocracy hence causing the downfall of the country.
  3. Certain insecure people have a tendency to converse in a derogatory manner.


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Thank you! :-)

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. Interrogate
    Even though it was his fault, he decided to interrogate the others instead of saying sorry.

  2. Prerogative
    At a wedding, the prerogative is all to the young couple to decide how they want it to be.

  3. Derogatory
    His derogatory remarks made him become a different person comparing to how we met him.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. Interrogate.
    The head of the Japanese prisoner camp went to the chamber in the dungeon not only to interrogate POWs but to torture them as well.

  2. Prerogative.
    As an author, he or she has the prerogative to decide whether to write the story in a fictional or non-fictional form.

  3. Derogatory.
    The protesters on the streets went on a rampaged and put up derogatory signs about the candidate to derail voters’ mind on whom to elect for governmental office.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE.
1.Interrogate.
Interrogate sentences are used when we asked something to others.
2.Prerogative.
You have don't prerogative than you interfair in my personal life.
3.Derogatory.
This hotel is derogatory places so please don't go in this hotel.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Curiosity to find the murder suspect made the chief Interrogate all young men who bear the name Fisher to find the culprit.
  2. Prerogative right given to the head coach made him power drunk.
  3. It is Derogatory to say ''a woman ends up in the kitchen no matter the level of education''.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. The suspect was interrogated by the police

  2. freedom of speech is a prerogative of the citizens of a country.

  3. The child was expelled from the school because of the derogatory statement he made about his teacher


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. People may feel interrogated by the NSA when flying to the USA.

  2. Some lucky high-flyers have the prerogative to skip certain security measures at the airport.

  3. Airport security personnel often have derogatory thoughts and may sometimes act on them.


Good work!

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