Vocab-ability–226 (stru, stro = build) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)

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[resuscitate]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1. The government is planning to construct a bridge to the riverine community.
2. The obstruction on the way needs to be removed for easy passage.
3. She destroyed her dress with the pressing iron.
4. The measuring instrument is giving an inaccurate reading.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[gabrielatravels]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

1. construct
   He loved constructing his own house.

2. obstruction
   After the New Year party, the city is full of obstructions on the streets.

3. destroy
   After losing 3 games in a row, he destroyed the keyboard.

4. instrument
   He started playing at a new instrument after losing his guitar.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[candy49]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

1. The UK is not constructing new homes fast enough to meet demand.

2. The rioters in Paris obstructed traffic by setting up barricades across the road.

3. The fire destroyed everything in it's path.

4. Surgeons use a variety of instruments to perform surgery.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[mk992039]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1. Construct - Me and my little daughter construct a tent house for us.
2. Obstruction - His dedication to his work and because of his will power he come across all the obstruction comes onto his way to build his business.
3. Destroy - Heavy use of the smart phone destroy the social engagement of peoples.
   Instrument - Thermometer is a instrument used to sense the temperature of the body.

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[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[aenor]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

1. The child constructed a mini town with his Lego bricks

2. The man choked due to an obstruction in his esophagus.

3. The lawyer shredded documents to destroy evidence.

4. The rack was used in medieval times as an instrument of torture.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[naijauser]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

1. Let's construct a shed for the tools.
2. When bottles are thrown into the drainages, it causes obstruction to the flow of water.
3. There's hardly anything a sufficiently large amount of water cannot destroy.
4. In Nigeria, our doctors need more specialized instruments.

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[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[starapple]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

1. Building engineers and architects from this company are working together in a contract to construct beautiful skyscrapers.

2. Partying excessively can be an obstruction to a person’s goals which can then hinder his success in life.

3. He was instructed to destroy all evidence fearing that his assailant brother can go to jail.

4. He wants to become a musician; however, he is still figuring out what musical instrument he wants to excel in.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[poyim]

Building blocks, like Duplo are great instruments for young children to enhance their motor skills and nurture their creativity. The down-side is my home becomes filled with obstructions when the construct is destroyed.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[tristancarax]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

1. Construct:
   I'm constructing a way to remember the I Ching symbols using picture mnemonics.

2. Obstruction:
   The obstruction, a spring welling up at the foot of a mountain, stopped the developers from cutting down a tree and putting up a house.

3. Destroy:
   The time it takes to destroy a relationship is exceedingly shorter than the time it takes to build it.

4. Instrument:
   Those who were born in the lower rungs of society, the instruments we used for our own scrips, rose up against us, their controllers, by refusing to lick our feet.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

However, I think you could have improved your sentence #2 by making it negative. That is, "the obstruction did NOT stop the developers." But you knew that, right?

[tristancarax]

If we are talking about the people who don't respect life, your adverb works so very well. lol

[majes.tytyty]

Right. I've seen developers tear down old heritage buildings, people's homes, trees, and anything else that stands in the way of $$$$.

Those horrible people have no respect for life, for history, for nature. It's pathetic.

Pathetic.

[oclinton]

MY VOCAB PRACTICE
1-Construct
The student was asked to construct the model on their own.
2-obstrution
the natural powers obstructed in their usual course.
3 destroy
All the evidences were destroyed in the fire accident.
4- instrument
The politician used lies and fake promises as instrument to winning elections.

[majes.tytyty]

Good work!

[grainsofsand]

"MY VOCAB PRACTICE."

1. Construct.
   The builder needs to find out a safe way to construct the scaffolding over the bridge they are repairing.

2. Obstruction.
   The builder found out the obstruction in the plumbing system was a nest of mice that had settled there when building was halted due to flooding.

3. Destroy.
   Fires in California this year destroyed millions of acres of land, homes and farms; and will likely contribute to mudslides with the coming rains.

4. Instrument.
   A well-written policies & procedures manual can serve as an instrument of how things are accomplished in the office work environment so each employee understands what is expected of them and how they are to be treated.

[majes.tytyty]

Please try to do the Vocab Practice within 2–3 days of my posting them. This Vocab-ability was posted 6 days ago, so your VP is kinda late. You're lucky I found it.

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