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Dr. Jedidiah's Diary: WORKSHEET #23

WORKSHEET #23

Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #23 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!   

 


1.  When I saw his garage, I thought it was a _______nomer for the space. He turned the gargage into a fancy body shop filled with a lot of luxurious car parts and accessories for tuning his car. (*meaning “an error in naming a person or place in a legal document”)

 

 2.   Customers’ changing preferences contribute to the cadu____________ of products in the market, but in the field of fashion, we need to see its circular trends between the past, the present, and the future.  (*meaning “the quality of being temporary or fleeting, often associated with things that have a short lifespan or are subject to rapid change or deterioration/ frailty or transitory nature/ ephermeralness”)

3.  Years of neglect made her an emotional cri____________ who is unable to form lasting relationships. (*meaning “a person who is unable to express or perceive emotions normally, often due to psychological trauma”)

 

4.  Don’t let the daily __________d overshadow the long-term goals of your future path. (*meaning “the mundane tasks and responsibilities that people encounter in their everyday lives. By using this word in your sentences, you can capture the essence of routine activities and the constant effort required to navigate through them”)

 

5.   Mr. Harriet was viewed as a go___________ by the ER staff and doctors at the hospital. There was nothing much for them to do about his chronic and recurring illness, but he kept coming back. (*meaning “slang used by doctors and medical staff to refer to challenging and recurring emergency room patients. It stands for “Get Out of My Emergency Room” and is used to describe patients who frequently seek emergency care for chronic conditions that would be better treated through long-term care. These patients present a challenge for ER staff, who are unable to cure their illnesses and would prefer if they sought treatment elsewhere”)

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