WORKSHEET #8
Let’s practice some expressions from the
episode #8 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!
1. The only thing that Hank does to relieve
his daily stress from work is to stop by his favorite gin ________________
and have a long coze with the bartender. (*meaning “tavern consisting of a building
with a bar and public rooms, often provides light meals”)
2. It looks like the director hasn’t lost
any of his stylistic b_______o, upping the ante on gruesome imagery in
this much bleaker film. (*meaning “vim; vivacity”)
3. The Ultimate Death Valley marathon seems
to be testing the runners’ capability to endure the life-threatening level of tribu________________.
(*meaning “suffering or difficulty that you go through in a particular
situation)
4. In _____________sight, he thought he should not have taken
for granted her tender, loving, care. (*meaning “(adverbial phrase) in retrospect;
considering or analyzing the past, with the knowledge that one has now”)
5. My cousin has become a hopeless
alcoholic, showing a world-we________ face that wishes nothing from this
world. (*meaning “feeling or showing fatigue from or bordom with the life of
the world and especially material pleasure”)
6. When I told my friend, who is a medical
doctor, that I feel dizzy woozy, he tried to explain how it happens by saying
that when the objects appear to lib_______________ or circulate
according to the motions of our heads, which is called dizziness; and we lose
the means of balancing ourselves, or preserving our perpendicularity, by
vision. (*meaning “to remain balanced or poised”)
7. According to the national institute on
aging, Lewy ____________ demen_______ (LBD) is a complex and challenging
brain disorder. It has been revealed that people with LBD often die from
pneumonia, falls, or failure to thrive due to the disease's impact on various
bodily functions. (*meaning “a progressive neurological condition
characterized by cognitive decline, movement problems, and visual
hallucinations. It is the second most common form of degenerative dementia,
after Alzheimer's disease.”)
8. The judge, with f__________-set
lips, delivered the verdict, leaving no room for argument. (*meaning “lips
that are adamantly closed”)
9. The oral surgeon told me that I should
avoid running or other str_______________________ exercise for a couple
of days after this tooth extraction. (*meaning “involving a lot of hard work,
effort, and energy”)
10. The emb______________ of the
City of San Antonio features a wood carving of the Alamo, the Lone Star of
Texas, and the Latin phrase "Libertatis Cunabulae," which translates
to "Cradle of Liberty," according to the City of San Antonio. (*meaning
“symbol or sign/ representation”)
11. Whoa! What makes you say that with
such a stuck-up tone of high-and-_____________________? (*meaning “haughtiness/
arrogance”)
12. The wildfire was caused by an em_________
from the camp fire that had not been fully extinguished. (*meaning “small pieces
of wood or coal that remain and glow with heat after the fire finished burning”)
13. They say the guy named Milton has some
kind of a premo______________ of imminent disaster, but I am not quite
sold on their belief. (*meaning “a presentiment of the future; a foreboding;
a forewarning”)
14. I don’t want to be a doom scroller who’s
always following gr______________ news. (*meaning “shocking/
deplorable/ dreadful/ appalling”)
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