Vocab-ability–200 (rupt = break) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)

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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Why does the BBC interviewer interrupt the government minister so much?

  2. The entrepreneur had to declare bankrupt when he failed to get the bank to extend his loan.

  3. He had a car accident and the impact resulted in a rupture of his spleen

  4. Britain's vote to leave the EU caused a rupture in the illusion of Europe's progress to "ever closer union"

  5. He was able to bribe corrupt police officials into dropping charges against him


Good work!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. The man had decided to make the poor decision of robbing a bank when he became bankrupt and desperate.
  2. The robber was interrupted when a cop showed up at the bank to deposit a large sum of cash.
  3. The cop slammed his body into the criminal and ruptured his ribs in his attempt to flee.
  4. A small bag of cannabis fell out of the mans pocket when the corrupt cop pushed him to the ground, so he took it for himself as a bonus.


Good work! I like your #3 in particular. :-)

Thanks! I thought it’d be more fun to read, if it were like a short story.

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. I dislike it when someone interrupt me when I'm trying to make a valid point during a discussion.

  2. I heard that Mike Tyson had gone bankrupt.

  3. Every corrupt politician needs to be given a life sentence.

  4. The robbers had to rupture the window so as to gain entrance into the building.

  5. A rupture was left on the door by the robbers


Good work!

... or a death sentence. :-)

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. I'm sorry to interrupt but I think you're wrong.

  2. I'm here to rupture the divide between cooperate thieves and everyday thieves

  3. All thieves are morally bankrupt

  4. Both categories have their moral compasses ruptured.

  5. That is why I assert that corrupt cooperate officers are also thieves


Good work!
Most corporate officers are obviously theives.

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. Interrupt.
    The flow of traffic in the highway is being interrupted by road construction workers fixing and making road improvements for commuters.

  2. Bankrupt.
    The company he managed went bankrupt due to lack of cash flow and debt insolvency from the banks and other investors.

  3. Rupture.
    It was decided both by the patient and her physician to rupture her infected knee surgery for better healing.

  4. Rupture.
    The big water balloon caused a rupture when it got tossed over the swimming pool for everyone there to hear and how it splashed as it landed on the cement.

  5. Corrupt.
    It is more likely that a business entity will get corrupt if there is no checks and balances in place by management as an oversight functionality in the accounting system.


Good work!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. Interrupt
    The teacher interrupted the speech of the shy student.

  2. Bankrupt
    After his company was bankrupted, he decided to become a teacher.

  3. Rupture
    When I saw my sister rupture of muscles, I fainted.

  4. Rupture
    Doing a mix of random potions will rupture into an explosion.

  5. Corrupt
    I hate that Romania is such a beautiful country but it's led by a corrupted government!


Good work!

We could easily name many countries that are very beautiful, but led by corrupt officials. Starting with the letter A, on to Z, including U ...

Indeed. I was saying about Romania because I live here. :)

MY VOCAB PRACTICE.
1.Interrupt.
Don't interrupt in my personal mater.
2.Bankrupt.
He is an honest bankrupt but he has no money.
3.Rupture.
Don't rupture this hous.
4 Rupture.
This building was rupture after earth quek.
5 Corrupt.
Dont believe in political because he was corrupt.


Good work!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. Do not interrupt me, I'm talking.
  2. I'm bankrupt, I lost everything.
  3. The rupture with my boyfriend hurt me a lot.
  4. Corrupt is the president of Venezuela.


Good work!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

1- John interrupted the meeting abruptly, something had happened ...
2- The company was bankrupt, they had to do something urgent.
3- The rupture of the dam caused floods.
4- It was very painful the rupture of his marriage, he never got over it.
5- Argentina sees a corrupt government pass after another.


Good work!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. The lousy lady came to interrupt our fun moment.

  2. Companies that fail to treat their employees well always go bankrupt.

  3. Everyone knew how corrupt the official was when he started asking for bribe.

  4. My reading glasses was ruptured by my neighbour's kid.

  5. The accident caused a rupture on the windscreen of the car


Good work!

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