WORKSHEET #82
Let’s practice some expressions from the
episode #82 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!
1. Brian __________ the question to Jean after they had seen esach other for two years. (*meaning “to propose marriage”)
2. You’d better not go outside tonight.
It’s blistering cold, just _______
you know. (*meaning “a phrase we use when we are giving a piece
of information that we are not obligated to give. It implies that the
information given is simply a courtesy”)
3. The book was pretty good, but I found
the ba__________ lives of the characters depressing. (*meaning “bleak;
lifeless”)
4. The injured athlete says the only saving
g__________ of being bed-ridden is that he doesn’t have to think about the competitive
race for a while. (*meaning “a redeeming quality that makes something or
someone less bad; sentences using it often highlight a positive aspect amidst
flaws”)
5. Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody is truly the
tour de ___________ , blending multiple musical genres seamlessly into a
cohesive masterpiece. (*meaning “an impressive feat of skill, strength, or
artistry, often seen in performances, literature, or complex projects”)
6. He doesn’t want to become a third _____________
on his friend’s date night, so he went out to dine out alone. (*meaning “a
person who feels left out by a couple or a pair of besties”)
7. I really
enjoyed the open _________ for the standup comedians. (*meaning “a live show
in a club, bar, etc., in which anyone may perform but each performer is given a
time limit”)
8. He would be a willing puppet for their
v________riloquism. (*meaning “the art or practice of speaking, with little or
no lip movement, in such a manner that the voice does not appear to come from
the speaker but from another source, as from a wooden dummy”)
9. Theo was such a silly class
_____________ who kept making jokes all the time. (*meaning “a student
who tries to make other students laugh”)
10. It
was so sad seeing my grandpa, who was suffering from dementia, getting mad and
fighting against nothing in front him. His scia________ was the saddest
symptoms that I had ever witnessed in my life. (*meaning “an act or instance of fighting a shadow or an imaginary
enemy”)
11. Because
Ellen has a low tolerance for alcohol, she gets a little tip_____ after just one glass of wine. (*meaning “slightly
intoxicated or drunk”)
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