CHAPTER III: WORKSHEET #70 of Dr. Jedidiah's Diary

WORKSHEET #70.

Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #70 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary! 

 

1.   Even the crummy old apartment he’s living in could not __________ away from the dignity that he has as a respectable human being. (*meaning “to reduce value/beauty”)

 

2.    Native American tribes used wam__________ for diplomacy, tribute, and ceremony, highlighting its dual role as both money and cultural record. (*meaning “cylindrical beads made from shells, pierced and strung, used by North American Indians as a medium of exchange, for ornaments, and for ceremonial and sometimes spiritual purposes, especially such beads when white but also including the more valuable black or dark-purple varieties”)  

 

3.   The car dealer Maggie tried to ____________-sell us on the premium package, but we weren't interested at all. (*meaning “to get/push a customer to purchase a good or service immediately without time to comtemplate”)

 

4.   Despite the urgency of the approaching storm, the test__________nate (*meaning “a slow-moving person/thing like a turtle; or resembling or relating to turtles/tortoises, often describing something arched or vaulted like a tortoise's shell, or possessing a protective shell. It can be used as an adjective (like a turtle) or, less commonly, as a noun (referring to a turtle)”  ) traveler continued to advance at a frustratingly d_____________ling speed, unbothered by the impending weather. (*meaning “slow/ idling”)

 

    5.   I don’t want to hear you wh________________ about every little glitch that happens in a day. (*meaning “to complain about something”)

 

6.   Nothing in the world could be more tragic than to see critical thoughts being banished, and the pursuit of truth being forced to yield to the confirmation of biases and the prom_______________ of doctrines. (*meaning of “the act of making a law or decree known, or formally putting it into effect, by public declaration”)

 

7.   The way he behaved at the high school reunion got me p_____________. (*meaning “unable to understand or perplexed”) I still wonder what made him act so rude to his old buddies he used to be tight with.

 

8.   These are my son’s beloved cats yc__________ “Unagi” and “Maki”. (*meaning “(Old English)” named/ the name of/ called”)

 

9.   Brian used to be a regular member of that unofficial d__________ patrol golfers for several years. (*meaning “(slang term) those who like to tee off their golf or outdoor activities round at the crack of dawn before there will be crowds”)

 

     10.  This classic car designs of y_____________ would never go out of style.  I still see the car meet out here in this local area where a lot of aficionados of oldies but goodies get together. (*meaning “a time long past, adding a nostalgic or romantic tone”)