WORKSHEET #81
Let’s practice some expressions from the
episode #81 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!
1. I don’t know how to employ the tedious
and in____________ hours before I
go to the concert. (*meaning “lacking flavor/ vigor/ interest”)
2. The hot wing place used to be my major
_____________ in Peoria every Friday night. (*meaning “a favorite place
for spending time, also a place frequented for entertainment or for socializing”)
3. He knows he messed up. Don’t r________
it in anymore. (*meaning “to emphasize something unpleasant”)
4. His comments about the corrupt officer
has put him in a quag__________. (*meaning “a difficult, sticky
situation (like legal or political trouble) or a literal soft, muddy,
waterlogged area”)
5. She looks happy most of the time, but has
become disinterested in things that used to bring her joy, such as cooking or
painting. I wonder if she is suffering from high-functioning dep__________.
(*meaning “the suffering that may not
seem depressed on the outside, but the condition can cause turmoil on the
inside”)
6. Judith bought the antique lace
tablecloth had a beautiful, creamy _________-white hue. (*meaning “color
that has oat warmth but with layers of smoky grays”)
7. Phil asked his girlfriend if she
wanted to t_________ along on his short business trip to NYC. (*meaning
“to follow another’s lead especially in going from one place to another”)
8. His untimely demise left such a huge, inde____________
dent and wound in my heart. (*meaning “that cannot be removed/ erased/ or
washed away”)
9. Acknowledging someone's feelings can
help de-es__________ emotional responses and make them feel heard. (*meaning
“to reduce the intensity of a conflict or potentially violent situation”)
10.
U.S.
soldiers often struggled to distinguish the V______ Cong (*meaning “a
guerrilla member of the Vietnamese Communist movement”) from the civilian
population, as they blended in wearing plain clothes.
11.
All
that he’s been doing is just playing the v____________, claiming the
election was rigged and the news media has been biased against him. (*meaning
“to refuse to take responsibility for the circumstance that they are in.
Instead, they point the finger to make others feel guilty or simply ignore
their role in perpetuating the problem”)
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