R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: August 16

Sound your mastery of this week's words!

Salutations, 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. umbraphile | 2. laud | 3. stigma | 4. nefarious | 5. ulterior | 6. echelon

________ Selfish or shrouded

________ To extol or admire

________ Rank, rung, or row

________ Blemish or blame

________ Sinister or sinful

QUOTE MATCH
Complete each quote using the words from the word bank.

1. ulterior | 2. echelon | 3. nefarious | 4. destigmatize | 5. lauded

“The devil appears in many forms, but the most ________ of all are tax forms.” —Jarod Kintz

“If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ________ motives. Do good anyway.” —Mother Teresa

“Reading science, math, and philosophy one hour per day will likely put you at the upper ________ of human success within seven years.” —Naval Ravikant

“More and more, I come to value charity and love of one’s fellow being above everything else... All our ________ technological progress-our very civilization-is like the axe in the hand of the pathological criminal.” —Albert Einstein

“Another way to ________ discomfort is to remind yourself that you’re not alone in this experience. With about 7 billion people on the planet... not just one but scores of people are going through the same thing at this very moment.” —Olivia Fox Cabane

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.

LAUD- (________)

UMBR- (________) + -PHILE (lover of)

NE- (________) + -FARIOUS (in ways)

ULT[ER]- (________) + -IOR (pertaining to)

STIG- (________) + -MA (object of)

Scroll down for answers. But first, come to a positive resolution on the meaning of the word DENOUEMENT…