R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: December 15

Learn any cool words this week?

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. pragmatic | 2. evoke | 3. agglomeration | 4. indefatigable | 5. disconcerting | 6. artifice

________ Disturbing, disquieting, or confusing

________ A big jumbled mass

________ To call forth or conjure

________ Practical above all else

________ A crafty or cunning contrivance

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

1. artifice | 2. indefatigable | 3. pragmatism | 4. evoke | 5. disconcerting

“Never forget the power of silence, that massively ________ pause which goes on and on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.” —Lance Morrow

“Pure ________ can't imagine a bold future. Pure idealism can't get anything done. It is the delicate blend of both that drives innovation.” —Simon Sinek

“The ________ pursuit of an unattainable perfection, even though it consist in nothing more than in the pounding of an old piano, is what alone gives a meaning to our life on this unavailing star.” —Logan Pearsall Smith

“The job is to seek mystery, ________ mystery, plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom. The need for mystery is greater than the need for an answer.” —Ken Kesey

“Art is the same word as ________, that is to say, something deceitful. It must succeed in giving the impression of nature by false means.” —Edgar Degas

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.

E- (out) + VOK- (________)

ART- (________) + FIC- (________)

DIS- (________) + CON- (with) + CERT- (________) + -ING (act or state)

IN- (not) + DE- (________) + FATI- (break) + IG- (________) + -ABLE (able to be)

AG- (to) + GLOM- (________) + -ER (to do) + -ATION (process of)

Scroll down for answers. But first, celebrate the season of giving by learning new words for gifts: