Vocab-ability Suffix–322 (__able, __ible = can, possible) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)
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The portable chargers are so useful during a trip in the forest!
Her painful stories about her past were interminable.
After she gave birth to her first child, became very responsible.
Her behaviour was completely intolerable.
Michale's handwriting is way too small to be legible.
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Portable.
Our portable loans allow you to keep your mortgage with us even if you move house.
Legible.
Her handwriting was barely legible.
Interminable.
It is perpetually doomed therefore to interminable discussions of the same issues.
Intolerable.
It is an intolerable biter in areas where it occurs commonly.
Inseparable.
She is inseparable from her environment, her dream.
Responsible (+):
We want to be responsible citizens.
Responsible (-):
She was responsible for causing the accident.
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I never heard of a portable mortgage. Is that really a thing?
Yes, it's a financial tool... sometimes I am also surprised by this creative finance, LOL!
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Portable.
When she turned the corner, she saw the portable toilets that smelled to high heaven.
Legible.
The graffiti on the walls were practically legible, but had a certain artistic quality to them.
Interminable.
It seemed the professor's lecture was practically interminable, because he kept going off on endless tangents that had nothing to do with our class subject.
Intolerable.
The noise outside the hotel was intolerable to guests seeking a quiet night's sleep.
Inseparable.
I had a good friend once, and we were almost inseparable.
Responsible:
a. We had a very responsible financial adviser who warned us months before the crash of 2008 to sell certain stocks.
b. The driver of the car was responsible for hitting the pedestrian, and injuring her enough to send her to the hospital.
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And I like the dual entry to # 6.
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Portable:
I carried a flash drive with me for the conference because I find it portable than my personal computer.
Legible:
The Russians article was not legible because he was not good at English.
Interminable:
The sound of the blast was interminable because the contents were of an atomic bomb.
Intolerable:
The surgeon said to the patient that the post pains would be intolerable.
Inseparable:
The physicist failed the test because the results he obtained were inseparable.
Responsible:
Parent ought to be responsible for their children.
Responsible:
The youths were responsible for the theft.
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Portable: I prefer laptops to desktops because they are portable.
Legible: I increased the font size on my Microsoft Word so the words will be legible for me.
Interminable: I think the Windows series will be interminable.
Intolerable: The processing speed of my duos laptop is intolerable.
Inseparable: If you're naming top mobile brands, you must mention iPhone and Samsung these two brands are inseparable.
Responsible: Samsung has been in the mobile phone market for a while now, the company is responsible.
Responsible: I heard intel was leaked about the latest iPhone and an employee was responsible.
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1.- I would love for my bed to be portable and be able to take it with me everywhere.
2.- The writing of 98% of doctors is not very legible.
3.-There are days when I have so many things to do that seem interminables.
4.-Maria has an intolerable headache so strong that it hurts her eye.
5.-These brothers are inseparable since they were in the womb of their mother.
6.- The teachers tell the children that they are responsible for doing their job.
7.-The grand jury, after having deliberated for a long time, found the indictee responsible for all the charges.
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I think we should all have portable beds, and be allowed to take them to the office, the factory, the worksite. Do you agree???
totally agree!!!
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