R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: December 8

Have you been paying attention to new words this week?

Namaste, 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. ubiquitous | 2. adhere | 3. apotheosis | 4. untenable | 5. piquant | 6. mediate

________ Settle a dispute or create an agreement

________ Zesty!

________ Can't be held or continued

________ Everywhere all at once

________ An ideal on par with divinity

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

1. untenable | 2. piquant | 3. adhere | 4. ubiquitous | 5. tedious

“At last I have what I wanted. Am I happy? Not really, but what's missing? My soul no longer has that ________ activity conferred by desire. Oh, we shouldn’t delude ourselves, pleasure isn’t in the fulfillment, but in the pursuit” —Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

“It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or ________.” –Oscar Wilde

"Rumors are nearly as old as human history, but with the rise of the Internet, they have become ________. In fact, we are now awash in them." —Cass Sunstein

“For any thinking person, it (perpetual happiness) is ________. If you're a thinking person, you're upbeat sometimes, sad sometimes.” —Ron Suskind

“Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't ________ to any rules. The most any of us can do is sign on as its accomplice.” —Tom Robbins

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.

APO- (change) + THEO- (________) + -SIS (process or state of)

AD- (to) + HERE- (________)

MED- (________) + -IATE (to make or do)

TED- (________) + -IUM (state)

UN- (not) + TEN- (________) + -ABLE (able to)

Scroll down for answers. But first, learn the curious origin and meaning of the word MESMERIZING: