WORKSHEET #91
Let’s practice some expressions from the
episode #91 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary!
1. The film critic has an international
reputation among film cog_________ti. (*meaning “persons who have
superior knowledge and understanding of a particular field, especially in the
fine arts, literature, and world of fashion”)
2. The director has been in search of a
young actor who will play the role of an innocent sw_________ in the
Shakespearean period. (*meaning “Often used in literature (e.g.,
Shakespeare) to describe a country lad or shepherd, a young man or boy who
worked as a knight's servant; Modern
Usage: Occasionally used as an old-fashioned or poetic synonym for a boyfriend,
beau, or suitor”)
3. Jenn was taking a stroll in the quiet
trail str__________ with fallen leaves and twigs, thinking about her ex-boyfriend.
(*meaning “spread or scattered here and there”)
4. __________ it not been for your help, I couldn’t have survived
the deep wound inside my heart. (*meaning “without or in the absence of
something/ someone”)
5. Reading this book, I was imagining a
scene where the wind-__________ sand is gradually dislimning the
silhouette of an explorer on camel’s back in the middle of the desert. (*meaning
“sand moved and blown by the wind”)
6. Mr. Heston’s ins_____________
passion for learning makes him sleep-deprived at night, because he doesn’t put
a book down until he finishes it. (*meaning “impossible to satisfy”)
7. R_____ rebels were notorious for terrorizing the
civilian population through forced amputations, burning houses, and widespread
sexual violence. (meaning “Revolutionary
United Front that is a rebel group that fought a failed eleven-year awar in
Sierra Leone, beginning in 1991 and ending in 2002”)
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