Dr. Jedidiah's Diary: WORKSHEET #27

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”)