CHAPTER IV: WORKSHEET #79 of Dr. Jedidiah's Diary

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”)