Vocab-ability Suffix–334 (__cy = state of being) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)

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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. The obstinacy of the CEO aggravated the company's financial woes, as he refused to heed the Chief Operations Officer's advice to undertake cost cutting measures.
  2. Economists often cast doubts on the accuracy of China's quarterly GDP reports.
  3. The intricacy of porcelain ware produced during China's Ming Dynasty contributed greatly to its prosperity.
  4. The idiocy displayed by the country's president when he verbally abused the leader of the opposition party in a nationally televised speech astonished his supporters.


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And re China, most observers doubt that it holds only the reported few thousand tons of gold. Most people believe China holds close to 10,000 tons of the metal. Very wise ...

My Vocab Practice

1.- Pedro has come so far for one of these reasons, his obstinacy or his perseverance.

2.- When I put the notes of my students I try to do it with accuracy, I do not like to give them points but I do not like to take them away either.

3.-I admire the beauty and the intricacy of the works of Cruz Diez

4.- I have a friend who says idiocy and bad taste took over the world, and I confirm it every day.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. Mrs. Brown's only child's obstinacy is intolerable and I think she should improve her parenting skills.
  2. An examiner's intention in most cases is to test once's speed and accuracy at answering the questions in an exam.
  3. Intricacy seems to be a common trait among leaders.
  4. Idiocy is way better than ignorance in certain circumstances.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. obstinacy
    The rejection of Israelites is due to their obstinacy.
  2. accuracy
    His accuracy on guessing the missing characters was wrong.
  3. intricacy
    The composition intricacy will require some more efforts than usual.
  4. idiocy
    His idiocy has gone to a new level which I can't accept anymore.


Good work!

"MY VOCAB PRACTICE"

  1. Obstinacy was one of his greatest weaknesses but after much self-reflection and personal development, he was able to generate more positivity when working with others by being more open-minded and accepting of other's opinions.
  2. A stated in the section above titled "Notes re My Upvotes for your Vocab Practice" (part B) correct usage/accuracy is one of the most important criteria of receiving an upvote here.
  3. I love how art can be so diverse, ranging from large bold shapes and colours to detailed works of intricacy.
  4. The teacher scolded the children for their prank, "You should be ashamed, the idiocy you have all displayed through your behaviour today must be met with a consequence of equal proportion!"


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. Obstinacy:
    I think most graduates fail to get jobs due to their obstinacy.

  2. Accuracy:
    The new information system is good at accuracy when dealing with graphs.

  3. Intricacy:
    Her proposal emphasised intricacy in the project to be started the next month.

  4. Idiocy:
    The conference does not tolerate any idiocy the presentations.


Good work!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. I hate it when a person is wrong but continue his obstinacy until I cave in and he wins by default.
  2. I would like to put to test the accuracy of the amount dollars spent by a politician on personal benefit.
  3. The intricacy of my art work surprised several people.
  4. The idiocy of the last tweet made by Trump is no surprise to anybody.


Good work!

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. Determination can morph into obstinacy when a person refuses to realistic.

  2. Digital clocks are famed for their accuracy.

  3. Bruges used to be known in medieval times for the intricacy of it's lace.

  4. The politician demonstrated a high level of idiocy by coming up with one unworkable idea after another.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Obstinacy is a characteristic of those born under the zodiac sign of Taurus.
  2. Accuracy in a laboratory test can be measured.
  3. Game of Trone has a high level of intricacy between plot and characters.
  4. In their beginning many of the great discoveries of the history were considered an idiocy.


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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Obstinacy: The little girl's obstinacy was off the charts, it was like she was possessed.

  2. Accuracy: The baseball player kept on hitting strikes with unbelievable accuracy

  3. Intricacy: The intricacy of the double helix design still marvels scientist of today.

  4. Idiocy: Sometimes being educated doesn't help some people's idiocy


Good work!

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