CHAPTER III: WORKSHEET # 58 of Dr. Jedidiah's Diary

WORKSHEET #58

Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #58 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary! 

  

    1.   I am kind of a lach____________ person who finds it hard to hold back tears reading sad stories.  (*meaning “suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful”)

 

    2.   Tom became utterly ber__________ after his closest buddy died. (*meaning “(of a person) sad and lonely, especially through someone's death or departure”)

 

    3.   His speech was full of a lot of insightful phrases, but I found it a bit too st___________ and boring. (*meaning “serious, respectable, and unadventurous, often to the point of being dull or old-fashioned”)

 

    4.   The wifi connection is often getting spo_________ in this area. (*meaning “irregular/ not consistent”)

 

5.   The single photograph, though not complete proof, acted as a crucial ad__________cle to the prosecution's case. (*meaning “anything that aids/ supports”)

 

    6.   I was instantly enamored by his effer___________ and outgoing personality. (*meaning “bubbly or lively”)

 

    7.   Bob was strongly determined never to bab____________ about his secret love to anyone under any circumstances. It was too precious to be talked about that way. (*meaning “(verb/ noun) noisy quarrelsome chatter or to talk or say something in a quick, confused, excited, or silly way”)

 

    8.   Jeans loved and enjoyed her friend Harry’s roll______________ tap dance at the party. (*meaning “happy, energetic, often noisy; boisterously carefree, joyful, or high-spirited”)

 

9.   Only one of the security guards has a ___________-partout to open all the doors. (*meaning “key that secures entrance everywhere. synonyms: master key”)

 

    10. She was regarded as a ren________e by her conservative family members because of her active participations in all the campaigns for the dissident political parties. (*meaning “a person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles”)

 

    11. The class consists of all the intr______________ kids at school, which was a big challenge for the newcomer teacher. (*meaning “hard to control”)

 

    12. Jessie made her one-of-a-kind stew, which looked like a brico____________ of all the Thanksgiving leftovers. (*meaning “something constructed or created from a diverse range of available things”)