R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: April 12
Proclaim your mastery of this week's words!
Greetings, word lovers! How much of the English language did you unlock this week? Answer the following questions and review the answers on your own or with a friend, teacher, or tutor.
WORD MATCH
Match each number of each word to the matching phrase. One word has no matching phrase.
1. revel | 2. syncretism | 3. evanescent | 4. aggrieved | 5. fecundity | 6. hubris
_______ Prolificacy or productiveness
_______ Audacity or insolence
_______ Union or amalgamation
_______ Temporary or tenuous
_______ Pained or peeved
QUOTE MATCH
Complete each quote using the words from the word bank.
1. aggrieved | 2. hubris | 3. fecund | 4. revel | 5. evanescent
“Accept who you are; and _______ in it.” —Mitch Albom
“Feeling superior doesn’t make one superior. _______ does not humble others.” —Guy R. McPherson
“Human life is as _______ as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.” —Samuel Butler
“Fascist politics feeds off the sense of _______victimization caused by loss of hierarchal status.” —Jason Stanley
“All successful life is adaptable, opportunistic, tenacious, interconnected, and _______. Understand this. Use it.” —Octavia E. Butler
ROOT QUIZ
For each of the following words, fill in the meaning of each prefix, suffix, and base. For bonus points, define the word and list other words with the same roots.
RE- (against) + BELL- (_______)
FE- (to suckle) + -UND (_______) + -ITY (quality)
A- (to) + GRIEV- (_______) + -ED (made or done)
E- (out) + VAN- (_______) + -ESCENT (growing or becoming)
SYN- (together) + CRAS- (_______) + -ISM (state or practice)
Scroll down for answers. But first, avoid shame by confirming the meaning of the word CHASTEN…
