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Dr. Jedidiah's Diary: WORKSHEET #7

WORKSHEET #7

Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #7 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!

 




1.   Leone stayed unper_______________ in spite of all the acrimonious criticism about his latest film project. (*meaning “not disturbed/ worried/ upset or troubled”)

 

2.   This old photo of my son in his childhood always brings back those sweet old days when I used to _____oon the song “Rockabye Baby” to him as I was tucking him in the crib. (*meaning “to hum or sing in a soft low voice, especially in a sentimental manner”)

 

3.   People are still re___________ from the disastrous evil conduct committed by the former president and his wife along with the corrupted government in South Korea. (*meaning “to be deeply affected or mentally shaken by something, often negatively”)

 

4.   The scene from the horror flick made me feel the pain of the main character when she was wri_______________ in extreme fear. (*meaning “to respond with great emotion or physical discomfort to a violent or unpleasant feeling or thought”)

 

5.   Meryl is a marvelous actress who sub________________ herself totally in her roles. (*meaning “to put under water or figuratively to become deeply involved in something or to hide something from view”)

 

6.   The reti____________________s on the fallen leaf has caught my eyes. The pattern of its venation on the surface of the leaf resembles my grandmother’s agony in life. (*meaning “a pattern or arrangement of the interlacing lines resembling a net”)

 

7.   Don’t you get what it means by Shakespeare’s rhet_________________ question “If you prick us, do we not bleed?" The line points out that people are equal regardless of their background or social status. (*meaning “a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer”)

 

8.   A social media platform is the place where people are connected, sharing their lives or opinions. However, some overreacting or meddlesome users constantly provide others unsol_________________ thoughts that are oftentimes negative or even provoking. (*meaning “not asked for or requested”)





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