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”)
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