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CHAPTER III: WORKSHEET #72 of Dr. Jedidiah's Diary

WORKSHEET #72

Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #72 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary! 

 



1.   Jess hopes that he just takes her as she is instead of tra_____________ into her feelings and thoughts like a detective. (*meaning “to sift through something as part of a search or to thoroughly investigate something”)

 

2.   It might be somewhat dangerous to live in the pe___________ra of a relationship. Those in such a relationship could feel free to some extent, but they are not totally free of responsibility. (*meaning “(literally) a shaded region surrounding the dark central portion of a sunspot” or (figuratively) an area of uncertainty between mutually exclusive states or an area on the edge of something; a region where differentiating between aspects or results can be challenging due to ambiguity or uncertainty”)

 

3.   Ben is not the kind of guy who easily back_____________ on his initial thoughts or stance about anything (*meaning “Changing your mind or stance after initially being very sure/or making your position less forceful or strong to avoid conflict ”) even when he senses that all his colleagues are t__________ing on the brink of criticizing him. (*meaning “to be very close to doing something or of having some imminent event happen, especially that which is bad or disastrous”)

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4.   I wonder what is behind this recurring nightmare of mine, in which I always get lost in a random street. Could it be explained as some kind of P___ ___ ___ ___ due to the awful childhood memory of having lost my bearings somewhere? (*meaning “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, is a mental health condition that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event”)

 



5.   Why should we get so up___________ over things we can't control? It is pointless to use up our energy that way. (*meaning “anxious or angry in a tense and overly controlled way”)

 

6.   I am so scared of the idea of using AI for a war to easily de_______ the target area in a second. (*meaning “to kill/ destroy/ remove a large percentage or part of ….”)

 

7.   Robertson Davies's novel The Man_____________ uses the mythical beast as a manifestation of the protagonist's subconscious. (*meaning “a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion”)

 

8.   My little boy used to laugh out loud when I read him a story in which a princess was h________ed by a wicked fairy. He didn’t believe in such a childish stories at all. I realized it wasn’t a good choice for a bed time story. (*meaning “to bewitch; to practice witchcraft on/ to cast a spell on or to curse somebody”)

 

9.   Mr. Boseman felt his cheeks twi__________ a bit at the bad news. (*meaning “(noun/ verb) to move or cause to move with a slight trembling”)




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