CHAPTER IV: WORKSHEET #76 of Dr. Jedidiah's Diary

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WORKSHEET #76

Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #76 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!   

 



1.   A te____________ct is to a cube as a cube is to a square. (*meaning “the four-dimensional analogue of a cube”)

 

    2.   A hundreds of workers formed a ca_______l to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with the firm's poor healthcare plan (*meaning “a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority”)

 

    3.   Annie was such a thin and small girl, but everyone at her birthday party was surprised to see her wha____________ the piñata with a stick so hard. (*meaning “to hit vigorously”)

 

    4.   This government views most immigrants from other countries as misc___________s. (*meaning “a wrongdoer or villain, often used in more formal or literary contexts, describing someone who misbehaves, breaks rules, or commits crimes”)

 

    5.   When the kids spotted the squirrel, it sc____________red away up the oak tree. (*meaning “to move away or run away in a hurry”)

 



6.   The salesperson’s ungui_____________ attitude keeps me from trusting his words. (*meaning “(literally) oily or greasy; (figuratively) insincerely flattering; its synonym is unctuous”)

 

    7.   The director of the institute always tells his staff to speak up and never be a neb___________ when sensing any type of discrimination or injustice at work. (*meaning “a timid, ineffectual, or unlucky person, often used to describe someone lacking confidence”)

 

    8.   If you are only recently broken up, there is a l______ period of healing to rediscover who you are as an individual again. (*meaning “the delay between related events, common in science (microbial lag phase), tech (data processing), and economics (policy impact)”  )

 

    9.   You lost me. What you’re saying sounds completely baf__________ to me. (*meaning “completely confusing or mysterious”)

 

    10. His wife was such a p_____nickety lady who couldn't stand for anything to be out of place in her perfect home. Everything should be in its normal place all the time. (*meaning “to be requiring painstaking care”)

   

    11. When the migrant caravan found the borderline guards approaching them, they started to stra____________ across the border. (*meaning “1. to lag behind   2.  wander  3. to spread unevenly)





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