Vocab-ability Suffix–343 (__ic, __ical = as, like [adjective suffix]) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:
The engineering student had a good grasp of basic calculus.
The hotel had a gigantic swimming pool that was at least Olympic size.
Meghan Markle's family is topical thanks to her half-sister regularly selling stories to the press.
The old lady cut coupons in an attempt to be economical in her household budget.
Good work!
MY VOCAB PRACTICE
Good work!
p.s. Craig Wright is not Satoshi. :-)
Can't really say, I think he might just know the real Satoshi!
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Good work!
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Good work!
p.s. There is a GIGANTIC cloud of economic collapse approaching. Take shelter, soon!
Huge debts everywhere and a reset is sure overdue!
My Vocab Practice
From now on, I will be your follower and I considered your upvote as one of my basic needs.
But I am not just after for your upvote from your gigantic SP, my primary purpose here is to learn and have fun.
This post of yours has been topical for me since just right now that I know that there is an awesome contest like this.
Thank you for letting me join this contest even though I can only afford some economical stuff being a minnow but someday, just someday.
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Good work!
p.s. I'm only about 40 posts from the end of this series. After it concludes, I've been wondering if I should rerun it. What do you think?
That is a wonderful [email protected],
Learning is a life process and it will give us an opportunity learn more!
OK, thanks for your input. I might take a break, and then restart the series.
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Good work!
MY VOCAB PRACTICE
3.The global warming is a topical issue.
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My vocab practice
1.- If you want to know a language different from yours, one of the ways is to know well the basic grammar of yours.
2.-The Christ the Redeemer is a gigantic statue located in Rio de Janeiro and one of the most visited tourist attractions in that country.
3.-Today's program was full of topical of great interest to the Venezuelan community.
4.-Although it is sad to say, a kidney transplant in a country like Venezuela is not economical at all.
Good work!
Good point re language learning. In fact, when I was living in Japanese and teaching English, I was also learning Japanese. I learned lots about both languages from my dealings with the them.
By teaching, I learned how to study and learn. By studying, I learned how to teach. :-)
Awesome!
MY VOCAB PRACTICE
He had a basic look for the event he was attending to.
The poster he put on the wall was gigantic.
The recent events from my country this movie be quite topical now.
He tried a more economical method for travelling the world.
Good work!
Canoe is an economical method of travelling. But it aint very safe!!
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Good work!