Dr. Jedidiah's Diary: WORKSHEET #11

WORKSHEET #11

Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #11 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary! 

 

1.   He noncha____________ly put his wallet in the closet, having no idea that he’s going to look everywhere for it later on. (*meaning “in a careless manner without thinking”)

 

    2.   She is envious of Mary’s good looks and cov____________s of her picture perfect life. (*meaning “feeling/ expressing a strong desire for the possessions of others”)

 

    3.   The priest reminded us that God is a being to be obeyed and worshipped always, because we are all sinners from the beginning. He also said God is not just someone to be supp_________________ for what we wish to obtain in times of trouble. But I said to myself “what in the world should we think of ourselves to be a sinner for as we were born?” (*meaning “to ask or beg for something desperately and humbly”)

 

    4.   After logging such a long distance over the weekend, Jean slept like a l_______.  (*meaning “to sleep very sound and deeply”)

 

    5.   They became st_________________ at the booze party. I was the only one who wasn’t ham____________ since I was their designated driver to take them home that night. (*meaning “drunk or intoxicated by drugs or alcohol/ wasted”)

 

    6.   Many top tier colleges are seen as a gateway to joining the elite upper ________________. (*meaning “the highest social class”)

 

    7.   Ken always cracks me up with his dead__________ humor at the comedy club. (*the art of having no expression on one’s face no matter the hilarity or other reactions he/she is causing in the audience”)

 

    8.   The mid-aged couple joined the dance class offered at the local recreational department. They needed to relieve or break the feelings of en___________ and rekindle their love for each other. (*meaning “a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of excitement”)

 

    9.   She made up her mind to call it quits with this company when she came to realize that her brain is totally fr__________, working 15 hours a day. (*meaning “exhausted/ worn out”)

 

    10. Terry knew that a head-splitting pain would be ______________ on any day soon after having been wide awake for two nights in a row. (*meaning “to develop/ to start to happen”)

 

    11. The nepo baby at work acted high____________ and looked down on anyone who wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth. (*meaning “of superior stock or breed”)

 

    12. I was mesmerized, watching cherry blossom petals casc_____________ like snowflakes onto the treelined road. (*meaning “to fall down like a waterfall in a rapid manner”)

 

    13. His honesty and down-to-earth attitude contributed to ren___________ him popular. (*meaning “to cause somebody or something to be in a particular state”)

 

    14. Trashy tabloids st______________ up the rumor about his sexual identity. (*meaning “to start a rumor/ gossip”)

 

    15. Such is the pressure, I suppose, of being a corporate big ch_____________! (*meaning “someone knowledgeable and/or of importance and high standing in an area or field”)

 

16. If you ________n up to all your misconduct, you’ll be forgiven. (*meaning “to admit/ confess that you have done something wrong”)