Thursday, January 29, 2026

CHAPTER IV: WORKSHEET #93 of Dr. Jedidiah's Diary

WORKSHEET #93

Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #93 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary! 

 


1.   Obviously, he is a heartless dictator who sees people of his own nation as purg________.  (*meaning “something that is able to be purged/ eliminated/ removed”)

 

2.   I was totally bem______ by the critics’ abstruse arguments about the newly released movie. (*meaning “confused/ puzzled”)

 

3.   Hank can __________ off any styles. He looks dapper and snatched in any clothing. (*meaning “to succeed in achieving or winning something difficult”)

 


4.   What’s the weather like in your neck of the _________s? (*meaning “a particular area or locality”)

 

5.   Trump is putting this country in crisis with his weapon called “tariffs” as his one and only way of retal_________ing against foreign countries. (*meaning “to repay or to make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack”)

 

6.   The politician is notorious for pre________ ing whenever reporters ask him difficult questions. (*meaning “to speak or act in an evasive way, delaying, or avoiding telling the direct truth, often to mislead”)

 

7.   It took a while for the medical team from the U.S. to get adjusted to the caci___________ period in Congo. (*meaning “dry season, heavy mist, or cold drizzle that occurs in parts of Africa (specifically the Congo basin/Angola region”)

 

8.   While he was locked up in the penitentiary, Frank worked in the kitchen, cooking three meals a day for thousands of in________s. (*meaning “a person confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital”)



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