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By spending 5 minutes reviewing today’s “Vocab-ability” entry (below), you can learn the vocab roots and many high-level English words.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:
The teacher was strict and would not allow talking in class.
The judge put a constraint on the stalker's behaviour.
He decided to restrict his diet to vegetables, eggs and milk.
Strenuous exercise always made him hungry.
The journalist had a sharp astringent style of questioning.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:
The military band kept strict time as it played while the soldiers marched.
The government's trade options were constrained by treaties they had already agreed to.
To teach thrift, the parent restricted their child's pocket money.
He strenuosly denied the charges laid against him.
The headteacher made astringent comments on the behaviour of the students.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:
The girl started a strict diet in order to fit into her wedding dress.
The field hospital was constrained by the lack of modern equipment.
The corset restricted her breathing.
He made strenuous efforts to swim against the tide.
The old woman was bitter and astringent towards every one who talked to her.
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strict
His father was a very strict person after he returned from the war.
constraint
He felt constraint of the circumstances that were surrounding him.
restrict
After he got a bad grade at school, his parents restricted his access on the internet.
strenuous
The strenuous workout was not a good idea after he suffered a mild heart attack.
astringent
It had a fresh astringent taste, very dissolvable in water, but hardly soluble in alcohol.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE
1-My English teacher is so strict.
2-The quality of mercy does not constraint.
3-Dogra residence is a distracted area.
4-The poor farmer become so strenuous
5-Bitter gourd is a astringent vegetable.
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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:
He is very obese and after consulting with a medical doctor, he’s now on a strict liquid diet for several months.
The new supervisor at the mega market is dealing with so much constraint on his workloads making him wanting to quit.
The patient contracted an Ebola virus and is being restricted in a private room with limited visitors.
Many athletes undergo a strenuous exercise to enable them to compete with their contenders or rivals.
People with oily skin can benefit by using a mild astringent alcohol for their health and beauty regiment.
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