Dr. Jedidiah's Diary: WORKSHEET 42.

WORKSHEET #42

Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #42 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary! 

 

1.   Quite often times, ______________blowers (*meaning “someone who spills the truth even at the risk of being punished by the authority later on”) are threatened or intimidated by the cohort or group they used to belong to in our society.

        They are unjustly criticized for their courage to spill the _____________.          (*meaning “to tell secret information”)

 

2.   My favorite elite runner Kara Goucher initially approached US________________ with concerns about doping practices in the Oregon Project. Her cooperation with this agency was instrumental in the investigation that led to Salazar's four-year ban from the sport in 2019 for doping violations. (*meaning “Anti-Doping Association”)

 

3.   My student seems to have no trust in politicians. He always takes a _____________donic stance toward the hidden puppeteers in the political and economic fields. (*meaning “cynical/ grimly mocking”)

 

4.   Esu_______________ (*meaning “extremely hungy/ greedy”)

       Mukbang youtubers amaze us with their humongous size of re_________.           (*meaning “a meal”)

 

5.   Our project manager ingeminated his point over and over again that we need to make sure of leaving no _______________ unturned throughout the process of preparation. (*meaning “to try every single possible action in order to achieve something”) That is how all my coworkers and I felt extremely exhausted to the point of brain fr______________. (*meaning “mentally burned out”)

 

6.   Imagery or visualization is a practical, proven technique that can enhance your training, h________________ your tactical skills, and even support recovery from injury. (*meaning “to refine/ to sharpen/ to perfect something over a period of time”)