Dr. Jedidiah's Diary: WORKSHEET 41

WORKSHEET #41

Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #41 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary! 

 

1.   Helen was such a party pooper at her cousin’s birthday party. Everyone there lost their rha________________ (*meaning “A state of being carefree, light-hearted, and easy-going (behavior)  ) when she played a somber tune at the soirée dansante.

 

    2.   When I saw the documentary film The Perfect Neighbor, I thought about many a hidden Beckys or K_______________s in our society, who wishes to exercise “Stand Your Ground” right based on their own prejudice against the others. (*meaning “a slang term for a certain type of privileged White woman who exists in a state of racial obliviousness that shifts from intentionally clueless to intentionally condescending”)

 

    3.   Mr. Hatch was viewed as a father figure at school. He was a true listener to a lot of at-______________ students in need. (*meaning “in danger of being harmed or damaged, or of dying”)

 

    4.   My favorite American chef and restaurateur Emeril Lagasse wows his audience by kicking up his dish a _________________ through adding a lot of garlic. (*meaning “to make things more intense, exciting, or interesting”)

 

    5.   Marty could not hold back his tears, looking at his grandmother’s h_____________ eyes inside the cold ICU. (*meaning “lackluster/ indistinct eyes”)

 

    6.   Ken has an un_____________ ability that deceives everybody around him. (*meaning “weird/ strange/ mysterious, especially in an unsettling way”)

 

7.   I really hate it each time he becomes bell_____________ or somewhat aggressive in getting his ideas across to others. (*meaning “belligerent/ demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight”)

 

    8.   It takes courage and me_____________ to admit one’s mistakes or faults in the midst of criticism and ask for forgiveness. (*meaning “a person’s ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spirited and resilient way”)

 

    9.   Bill called in ________________ this morning. I need to cover for him at work today. (*meaning “to inform one’s employer that one will be absent because of illness (real or feigned)  )

 

    10.  Unhappy with the court's decision, the victim's parents decided to take the investigation into their own _____________ as some kind of a vigilante. (*meaning “to take control of something, to seek to do something that is the responsibility of others”)

 

    11.  He popped the question to Jill to no a__________________. She was not ready to get married yet. (*meaning “of no use/ ineffective”)

 

    12. Mr. Boyle had an ink______________ that something was wrong in the beginning of this project. (*meaning “a slight knowledge or suspicion, a hint”)