R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: December 22
Learn any cool words this week?
Blessed be, 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. bombastic | 2. misanthrope | 3. repose | 4. subsequent | 5. punctilious | 6. alleviate
________ Temporary or final rest
________ Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing
________ Attentive to every little detail
________ Lighten an emotional load
________ What comes after
QUOTE MATCH
Complete each quote using the words from the word bank.
1. punctilious | 2. subsequent | 3. misanthrope | 4. repose | 5. bombast
“Seek the silence frequently. Power comes from ________.” —Charles F. Haanel
“You call me a ________ because I avoid society. You err; I love society. Yet in order not to hate people, I must avoid their company.” —Caspar David Friedrich
“Love is ________ to knowledge and to the thing known, for nothing unknown is loved.” —Nicholas Of Cusa
“Real confidence has no bluster or ________. It's not rooted in a desire to seem better than everyone else and it's not driven by a fear of appearing weak. Real confidence settles in when you have a clear vision of exactly what you need to do.” —Rob Brezsny
“People don’t change. They just get more ________ about hiding their true selves.” ―Ruth Ware
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.
A- (toward) + LEV- (________) + -IATE (to make or do)
PUNCT- (________) + -IL (little) + -IOUS (full of)
MIS- (hate) + ANTROP- (________)
RE- (back) + POS- (________)
SUB- (after) + SEQU- (________) + -ENT (pertaining to)
Scroll down for answers. But first, learn the origin of the word Noel:
(Everyone gets answers this week. Happy holidays!)
WEEKLY QUIZ ANSWERS
WORD MATCH
1. bombastic | 2. misanthrope | 3. repose | 4. subsequent | 5. punctilious | 6. alleviate
____3___ Temporary or final rest
____1___ Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing
____5___ Attentive to every little detail
____6___ Lighten an emotional load
____4___ What comes after
QUOTE MATCH
“Seek the silence frequently. Power comes from repose.” —Charles F. Haanel
“You call me a misanthrope because I avoid society. You err; I love society. Yet in order not to hate people, I must avoid their company.” —Caspar David Friedrich
“Love is subsequent to knowledge and to the thing known, for nothing unknown is loved.” —Nicholas Of Cusa
“Real confidence has no bluster or bombast. It's not rooted in a desire to seem better than everyone else and it's not driven by a fear of appearing weak. Real confidence settles in when you have a clear vision of exactly what you need to do.” —Rob Brezsny
“People don’t change. They just get more punctilious about hiding their true selves.” ―Ruth Ware
ROOT QUIZ
A- (toward) + LEV- (light) + -IATE (to make or do)
PUNCT- (point) + -IL (little) + -IOUS (full of)
MIS- (hate) + ANTROP- (humans)
RE- (back) + POS- (put, place)
SUB- (after) + SEQU- (follow) + -ENT (pertaining to)
“Learning is a gift, even when pain is your teacher" —Michael Jordan