Vocab-ability–232 (tain, ten = hold) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:
President Macron tried to contain public anger by reversing some his most contentious policies.
The man sought to obtain permission from his girlfriend's father to marry her.
Professors at universities compete to obtain contracts with secure tenure.
Theresa May is tenacious in the way she clings to power.
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He could hardly contain his laughter as his colleagues made fools of themselves.
He lobbied the govt to obtain the right to frack land for shale oil.
The lease gave him tenure in the property for five years.
Cochroaches are tenacious insects that can survive almost any environmental calamity.
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The householder obtained permission to build an extension to his home.
The newly elected president had temporary tenure on the White House till his term of office ended in four years time.
The climber clung tenaciously to the rock face and hauled himself upwards.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:
Contain:
Are you going to contain your excitement or am I going to have to give you ridalin to calm you down?
Obtain:
The only goal worth obtaining is that of true happiness.
Tenure:
I've heard that the teachers who have tenure tend to start disappearing from campus.
Tenacious:
You would not believe how tenacious that dog is about digging holes under the fence and taking a stroll around the neighborhood.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE
The meal we took this morning contained a little bit of carbohydrate.
The tenure of the president will be ending next year.
He is a tenacious young man
I couldn't obtain my license from the government office
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Some people just can’t eat anything or any kinds of food that contains nuts in them due to allergy of some kind.
Educators think it is vital for people to go to school to obtain a degree that will enable them to be a good contributor to society.
Some employees can’t go up the ladder until those tenure positions desired has been vacated by those employees.
The young attorney is tenacious on his principles of convictions toward justice for all.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:
Contain:
In today's football training, the main training the club players need is how to contain the ball.
Obtain:
I had to obtain good marks at the end of the term to be able to convince my father to pay school fees for me next term.
Tenure:
My father had to tenure a fresh land with enough grass to graze his live stock.
Tenacious:
He had to be tenacious in order to proceed to the next level.
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"MY VOCAB PRACTICE."
Contain.
The crowd could hardly contain their excitement before the big game.
Obtain.
She's going to obtain her nursing degree this coming Fall 2019.
Tenure.
She worked on campus and started out as a student assistant, worked through college and then got a professorship at the local University, where tenure is offered after an extensive amount of time served.
Tenacious.
She had a tenacious grip on her purse, as the stray dog tried to grab it with it's teeth.
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