WORKSHEET #27
Let’s practice some expressions from the
episode #27 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!
1. He saw me smi_________ing when
he said he was the kind of guy whom all the girls on campus would get in line
for back in his college days. (*meaning “a sly, one-sided smile in affected
or smug manner, which indicates a range of emotions from self-satisfaction to a
hint of playfulness to mischief or flirting. It often carries a sexual
innuendo, sarcasm, or suggests the user thinks they are superior or has a
secret” It can be used as a noun or a verb.)
2. Everyone at the conference was awestruck
by the keynote speaker’s speech full of lamb_____________ wit with which she deftly and
amusingly describes the absurdities of modern life. (*literal meaning is “a soft, flickering light or a radiant glow”
& figurative meaning is “something with an appealing quality”)
3. As you might expect, hospital foods
are bland and ins_________, but healthy. (*meaning “dull/ boring/ flat/ lacking in qualities that interest,
stimulate, or challenge”)
4. My favorite singer Karen Carpenter's
death was attributed to heart failure caused by complications from her struggle
with an__________ nervosa. (*meaning
“an eating disorder and a serious mental illness that shows symptoms like having
a very distorted body image, an intense and often irrational fear of gaining
weight, restricting their energy intake, etc”)
5. Mr. Crooke has insat_______________
greed for money, which makes people around him feel sick. (*meaning “incapable
of being satisfied”)
6. Turn down your voice when you have an
argument with someone. Yelling or shouting is not the way to get the
________________ of anyone. (*meaning “to outdo/ excel someone or
something”)
7. While reading Hawthorne’s novel
Scarlet Letter, I felt that it was so craven and cowardly of Father Dimmesdale
to self-torture instead of revealing his sin in public. That is definitely not God’s
way to exp______________ one’s sin. (*meaning “to extinguish guilt
incurred by/ to put an end to something”)
8. The way he styles his hair and outfits
bes__________________ great self-confidence. (*meaning “to indicate/
signify/ engage/ claim beforehand”)
9. Dr. Jedidiah’s office was cozy and
comfortable with a soft and amb_______
lighting of several floor lamps placed in the corners. (*meaning “(of
surrounding/ atmosphere/ color/ light) encompassing”)
10.
At
the be______________ of
the United Nations, the international community provided emergency relief
supplies.
11.
The
models could not forget the magnificently beautiful cat_____________
that was designed and planned out in front of Taj Mahal in India by the late Korean
fashion designer Andre Kim. (*meaning “a platform extending into an
auditorium, along which models walk to display clothes in fashion shows; a
runway”)
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