CHAPTER IV: WORKSHEET #91 of Dr. Jedidiah's Diary

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”)