Dr. Jedidiah's Diary: Vocabulary Worksheets #3

WORKSHEET #3

Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #3 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!

 

1.   Toby is good at buying a fixer-_______________, revamping and remodeling, and then reselling it at a steep price in the housing market. (*meaning “something that is in dire need of repair but is more of a hobby to fix rather than a job”)

 

2.   Ken and Suzie decided to go their _________________ ways after spending 22 years together as a couple. (*meaning “to end one’s relationship/ to divorce”)

 

3.   The extremely alt-right politician's answers to the interviewer’s on-the-spot questions were so sap__________________, and it was impossible to pin him down on a single stance. (*meaning “slippery; evasive; unctuous”)

 

4.   Joseph, the war veteran, had gone under countless rec________________ surgeries to keep his body normally function for all these years. (*meaning “surgery to restore function or normal appearance by remaking defective organs or parts”)

 

5.   Hollywood actors are prone to frequent __________ and tucks for the purpose of looking younger and fresher for their ages. (*meaning “a cosmetic surgical operation”)

 

6.   Harry asked his close homie Eddie to be his ____________man at his wedding. (*meaning “a male friend or relative chosen by a bridegroom to assist him at his wedding”)

 

7.   I think he has such an _________able need for attention all the time. I hope he thinks twice before posting his thoughtless ideas or photos on the social media platform. (*meaning “impossible to satisfy”)

 

8.   I wonder if it is no more than a myth or some kind of inconvenient truth that you will die soon when you happen to meet your _______________ganger. (*meaning “a living person who closely resembles another living person”)