Vocab-ability–2 (ag, act = act, urge) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE
1)Act
I tend to act before thinking...my bad
2)Agent
I thought the agent was looking for immigrants...he was only here for a beer.
3)Activate
Be careful to not activate the bomb! Remember: red with red, blue with blue.
4)Agenda
I have to check my agenda, to see when we can lunch together.
5)Retroactive
The deadline for the new project was retroactive until last week.
(I will comment if I have time, and if I find the entry to be sufficiently comment-worthy.)
Good work. I also appreciate the wit, particularly in #2 and #3. And that in #5, if the wit was intended. (I believe it was.)
Cheers (and a bit of added %)
MY VOCAB PRACTICE
1)Act
Life is like theater, sometimes I have to act to keep the stage.
2)Agent
Development workers are also known as change agents, because they bring slow behavior change into communities.
3)Activate
I have to activate myself to keep up with your posts, as you are publishing at high pace and on a daily basis!
4)Agenda
I always have a busy agenda because I schedule more than time and energy would allow me to do.
5)Retroactive
In the old times, the Roman law was retroactive, therefore many criminals were punished for crimes they were not sanctioned yet.
Good work. I love the wit in #5, and the subtle hints of wit in other parts. Keep up the good work and continue to "Activate Thyself!"
p.s. #5 should say "crimes they had not committed yet."
Cheers!
My Vocab Practice :
You should act wisely.
The tourists were disguised CIA agents.
Clicking the Agree tab will activate the software download.
This news channel is working on American agenda.
The new bonuses are retroactive to last month.
Good work, but you might want to try to include a bit more detail in your sentences – detail that clarifies the meaning through the context.
Thanks for participating!
MY VOCAB PRACTICE
Women should act modestly in public.
She hired a secret agent to spy on her
husband.
You have to register your number to
activate it.
The school principal had laid the
agenda before starting the meeting.
The Justice Department had
opposed the retroactive application
of the guidelines.
Good work. But #5 is not quite correct in its usage. Check it out in a dictionary and see if you can understand why. If you're still not clear, I might find time in my busy day to clarify.
Yeah got it. I had changed it already can u pls. check? Thanks
Looks better now!
Yay😀
MY VOCAB PRACTICE
His acts contradicts his words.
I booked my trip through a travel agent.
enter the password to activate the bomb.
I satarted an NGO with an agenda to help the needy.
My boss gave me a raise, retroactive to the beginning of the month.
Good work. But you could make longer and more detailed sentences, to clarify the meaning in context.
Well this is my 2nd entry only, as i said I'm poor in English vocabulary, communication and grammar, I'm improving, you should appreciate my work as English is not my first language 😊 anyways there is 3rd post from you that i haven't gone through, that is bit difficult, will give my best to have that done 👍
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Really great articles
You are a wonderful person providing us with great information
I wish you a happy weekend
How many Vocab-abilities you'll be uploading during a week? Cheers from México
really awesome and helpful dear.