Dr. Jedidiah's Diary: WORKSHEET #32

 WORKSHEET #32

Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #32 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary! 

  

    1.   Hey, Pete, you’ve been such a p___________ throughout this party! Can’t you just stop being an annoying party pooper?!! (*meaning “an annoying, unpleasant, or boring person”)

 

    2.   Even in the throes of pressure from the dictating government, she has never _____________ down from her conviction to keep democracy in her country. (*meaning “to withdraw a claim or assertion in the face of opposition”)

 

    3.   Ken’s family was living in the inner city with ____________ stamps to stay alive. (*meaning “coupons sold or given under a federal program to eligible needy persons and redeemable for food at designated stores or markets”)

 

    4.   It was so romantic for us to walk in the m______le, hand in hand without an umbrella in the late afternoon. (*meaning “to rain/ to drizzle”)

 

    5.   Tim needed to ext_____________ himself from the difficult financial deal. (*meaning “to free someone/ something from a constraint or difficulty”)

 

    6.   The stars in the pitch-black night sky look way more scint__________ to my eyes than diamonds in the jewelry shop. (*meaning “sparkling or shining brightly”)

 

7.   Medi-___________ is the Medicaid program in California, which is a government-funded health insurance program for low-income individuals and families. (*meaning “California’s Medicaid program serving low-income individuals, families, seniors, persons with disabilities, children in foster care, pregnant women, and childless adults with incomes below 138 % of poverty level”)

 

    8.   Quite a few people hated the film and accused the well-known film critic of misleading movie-goers by his rave-reviews. He was like “Like I c___________!” (*meaning “(rude slang) I don’t really give a damn! Or Who gives!”) What a gnarly ri_____________! (*meaning “a quick/ clever reply to an insult or criticism”)

 

    9.   Sarah was gradually tired of her boy friend’s flin_____ stare at her. (*meaning “heartless/ unyielding/ unmerciful”)

 

    10. Priscilla always can_____________ says she is a faithful Christian, but I am disgusted by the way she lives. She is a pathetic racist. (*meaning “(to talk) hypocritically and sanctimoniously about something”)

 

     11. As always, Seinfeld brought the house down. The audience was laughing their ____________ off. Literally cry-laughing! (*meaning “to laugh heartily or uncontrollably”)