CHAPTER III: WORKSHEET # 60 of Dr. Jedidiah's Diary
WORKSHEET #60.
Let’s practice some expressions from the
episode 60 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!
1. The way he gets his thoughts across
turns me off, because I don’t like a man like him who always tends to make me
feel uncomfortable by his innu____________ about how I look. (*meaning
“a subtle, often suggestive, hint about something often impolite or sexual”)
2. Ted’s junk drawer in the attic was
full of exo________________ such as arcade tokens, medals, and playing pieces
from the monopoly game box (*meaning “numismatic items resembling money but
not official currency (such as tokens, medals, or scrip) other than coins and
paper money”)
3.
Over the years, his love for Jessie has been gradually
accr_______.
(*meaning
“(transitive verb and/or intransitive verb) accumulate or to keep growing in
value or size”)
4.
What
makes you always fr________ about everything? Would it help to solve the
problems? (*meaning “to worry about something/ to be nervous about something”)
5.
Aaron
wants to throw a big party to celebrate his own 50th birthday, but
his wife wishes to keep a low profile because such a foo_____________ is
not her cup of tea. (*meaning “a fuss or commotion over something trivial,
or to flashy, excessive ornamentation”)
6.
Mr. Kim makes it a rule to spend his weekend at the local
library to get _______webs out of his
head after overwhelming schedules during the weekdays. (*meaning “to clear
mental confusion, dullness, or lack of clarity, becoming more alert and
focused, often after being tired, inactive, or overwhelmed”)
7.
The
student got caught while cheating right on the ____________. (*meaning “immediately;
at the scene of an action or event”)
8.
It
was heartbreaking for Kevin Costner to deliver the eu_____________ for
Whitney Houston at her funeral. (*meaning “a speech, a piece of writing, poem,
etc. containing great praise, especially for someone who recently passed or retired
from work”)
9.
Hollywood
has switched from cell______________ to digital films. (*meaning “a
type of plastic that's transparent and flammable. Until recently, most movies
were filmed on celluloid. Celluloid is a name for film used in shooting movies.
Because of its use in making films, this term came to stand for movies in
general”)
10.
Brian
is a brilliant engineer, but he is always self-__________ (*meaning “having/showing
a tendency to make oneself modestly or shyly inconspicuous”) and never does
the gen______________ (*meaning “(with negative connotations implied) behaving
like a well-mannered, cultured, and elegant person, often with a nod to
tradition and good taste, though sometimes with a hint of being overly prim or
affected”) at work.
11.
Becky
is such a temper______________ person who makes people tiptoe around her
to see where the wind blows with her emotions. (*meaning “(of a person)
liable to unreasonable changes of mood; very moody and unpredictable in emotion”)
12.
I’m
not coming to the party tonight ‘cause I have to work all night long. ____________
enough? (*meaning “used to admit that something is reasonable or
acceptable")
13.
Curt
wishes sometimes that he were living back in the 1950s or 1960s where things
were much simpler and less complicated than it is today. He misses the old time
TV sitcom “The Cleaver Family” that still lingers on his mind saying “Leave
it to B_____________”. (*meaning “chill out; no worries” from the 1950s
TV show “The Cleaver Family” in the States”)
14.
Peter
asked his family doctor if using the oral minoxidil would make him emascu______________
over time. (*meaning “to deprive of
strength, vigor, or spirit; to weaken (masculinity)” )
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