Dr. Jedidiah's Diary: WORKSHEET 43.

WORKSHEET #43

Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #43 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary! 

 

1.   Ken was trying impress his girlfriend Barbie through love songs, but he forgot that he is ____________- deaf (*meaning “unable to perceive differences of musical pitch accurately”) who always sings off-___________. (*meaning “to sing with the wrong pitch for the notes in a song”)

 

2.   When the new employee said he had an idea to share, his boss was ready to listen and said “Sh____________! I’m all ears.” (*meaning “to say what one wants to say”)

 

3.   I really don’t like it when he sounds so bump_______________ and stuck-up in his writing and speaking. He thinks he is above his readers or audience. (*meaning “arrogant or self-assertive to an irritating degree”)

 

4.   Because Alex always takes too much pride in his knowledge, his friends gave him a sobr________________ “smarty pants”. (*meaning “a nickname”)

 

5.   The city is expanding its network of mun______________ bus routes. (*meaning “relating to a city or town or its government body”)

 

6.   “Run with your heart” has become her m_______________ to repeat to stay motivated when she hits the wall in the race. (*meaning “a word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation”)

 

7.   Modern media can lead to intellectual inan_______________, encouraging a state of passive consumption. (*meaning “lack of mental or physical energy or enthusiasm”)

 

8.   This bright orange color zh_____________ up the dull design of this pair of carbon-plated shoes. (*meaning of “to jazz up/ spice up something; to make something more exciting and colorful”)

 

9.   Mr. Harriet’s speech was full of a lot of zin___________s that gave the audience true aha moments. (*meaning “a striking/ witty/ amusing remark”)

 

10.             In my family, everyone would see grandpa as the ora____________ who gives guidance on important decisions. (*meaning “any person with a great knowledge or wisdom or in ancient Greece, an oracle was a priest or priestess who made statements about future events or about the truth”)

 

11.             Coach Kim always does his best to let his running club members realize how proud and blissful it could be to cross the finish line at a race against all odds and ardu____________________. (*meaning “difficulty/ hardship”)

 

12.             I think a clown’s face is a perfect mixture of contrasting emotions: hila______________ and melancholy. (*meaning “extreme amusement”)

 

13.             Her dom___________ smile was the indication that she was not intimidated or challenged by the terrible news. (*meaning “a condescending sneer that elicits negative feelings in observers”)