WORK SHEET #99 of Dr. Jedidiah's Diary

 WORKSHEET #99

Let’s practice some expressions from the episode #99 of Dr. Jedidiah’s Diary

 

    1.   How asi__________ (*meaning “stupid/ absurd”) of him to say that to his boss? I guess he’s never afraid of getting fired.

 

    2.   Many runners have been taken a_________ at (*meaning “to be surprised by/ shocked at …”) the steep price of racing shoes for the past couple of years.

 

    3.   Thank goodness we were out of the principal’s ear______ when we were speaking ill of him! (*meaning “to be too far away to hear”)

 

    4.   Mr. Jedidiah would often stop by the café to walk down __________ lane and reconnect with his late wife Demi. (*meaning “to reminisce, fondly recall the past, or revisit old times, places, and photos”)

 

    5.   Jose st_________ out of the classroom as soon as Mr. Hatch told him to get out. (*meaning “to leave a place quickly when you are angry or upset about something”)

 

    6.   Be careful not to ski into that s_______mark (*meaning “a dent/ sunken area left in the snow by a skier falling backward”) left by the previous rider.

 

    7.   They decided to break up after years of skl_________ away from each other.  (*meaning “(both noun & verb) to move or lie on a slant/ to deviate from a straight course/to deviate from the truth; lie”)

 

    8.   Do you really think that I will be sold on that cheap chi_________? (*meaning “verbal deception or trickery, especially in legal quibbling; dishonest or sharp practice a trick, deception, or quibble”)

 

9.   Jack is a habitual mal__________ who calls in sick, especially when the deadline of his project is coming near. (*meaning “somebody who pretends to be ill (especially to avoid work)”  )

 

    10. I felt pins and needles on my glutes and legs after sitting all day at desk. I did some stretching to relieve the parest_________ right away. (*meaning “an abnormal sensation, typically tingling or prickling, caused chiefly by pressure on or damage to peripheral nerves”)

 

11.W  She proved her critics wrong and declared “In your __________!” to those who doubted her. (*meaning “slang that refers to “behaving or done in a direct, often rude way that is annoying and cannot be ignored”)