WORKSHEET #79
Let’s practice some expressions from the
episode #79 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!
1. The moon__________ adolescent
will do anything he can to keep his puppy love burning strong. (*meaning “enchanted
or dazed, often by love, appearing dreamy or irrational”)
2. Bryan was waiting for the golf
tournament not to show how improved he has, but rather to fl______________
his new golf shirt. (*meaning “display (something) ostentatiously,
especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance”)
3. My friend explained to me about the traditional
Jewish music in which the melodic structure of the Bible is preserved as people
cant___________ the sacred texts. (*meaning “To chant or recite (a
liturgical text) in a musical monotone”)
4. In the Show at the Apollo, when the
audience booed a performer off stage, the _____________man dressed in a
comical, gaudy costume, would come out and "execute" them, ushering
them away with props like a hook or broom. (*meaning “(at Showtime at the
Apollo”) when this man shows up on stage, it is time for the amateur performer
to go. This man is a legend of the Apollo Theater, chasing the bad acts off the
stage after crowd booed their performance”)
5. Hov is such an awesome DJ who knows how
to r____________ the house every month! (*meaning “to perform with
high energy, excite a crowd, or have a great party”)
6. My auntie’s beauty was out of this
______________! Whenever I saw her face, I wasn’t able to get my eyes off
of her beautiful smile. (*meaning “extremely enjoyable and impressive”)
7. Children looked totally st____________
about meeting Santa Claus at the Christmas event. (*meaning “excited/
thrilled about something”)
8. The movie's special effects looked
rather c________zy and unconvincing. (*cheap, tacky, or poorly made
(like furniture, decorations, or fake effects) or people who are
stingy/unwilling to spend money”)
9. She needed to h____________ to make ends meet. (*meaning “working energetically, moving quickly, or engaging in enterprising (sometimes dubious) activity/ money-making”)
10. Watch
out for the loose and uneven floorboard; you might _______le if you step
on it wrong. (*meaning “to sway, stumble, or capsize, and a noun for an
unsteady movement”)
11. Anthony
looked gorgeous even in such a knock________ leather jacket. (*meaning
“a copy or imitation, especially of an expensive or designer product”)
12. What
a skoo_________ performance it was! I bet every one of the audience left
with satisfaction. (*meaning “strong, excellent, powerful, or large, and can
describe people, objects, or situations”)
13. In
this Lunar Orbit of Injection, the satellite's closest point from the moon,
which is called peri___________, is 500 km and the farthest point
(apolune) is about 7,500 km. (*meaning “the closest point in an orbit to the
Moon, often used in spaceflight”)
14. Today's
young adults are often fl___________gasted by the morals and customs of
their parents and especially their grandparents, and the elders share their
amazement of how family values have evolved since 1960. (*meaning “greatly
surprised/ astonished”)
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