R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: February 2

How many new words did you pick up last week?

Happy February, 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. impunity | 2. kowtow | 3. log | 4. sophist | 5. exacerbate | 6. bookish

________ Just making things worse

________ No fear of consequences

________ Scholarly and maybe sheltered

________ Dutifully record details or make notes

________ Genuflect or grovel

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

1. sophistry | 2. exacerbate | 3. serpentine | 4. impunity | 5. kowtow

“The rule in the art world is you cater to the masses or you ________ to the elite; you can't have both." —Ben Hecht

"Abuse of words has been the great instrument of ________ and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society." —John Adams

“The final purpose of art is to intensify, even, if necessary, to ________ the moral consciousness of people.” —Norman Mailer

“The executive branch of this government never has, nor will suffer, while I preside, any improper conduct of its officers to escape with ________.” —George Washington

“"I look upon the judgment of right and wrong as the ________ dance of a dragon, and the rise and fall of beliefs as but traces left by the four seasons." —Siddhārtha Gautama

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.

BOOK- (book) + -ISH (________)

EX- (out) + ACERB- (________) + -ATE (make)

SOPH- (________) + -ISTRY (art or practice)

IM- (________) + PUN- (________) + -ITY (state of)

SERP- (________) + -ENT (one who does) + -INE (quality)

Scroll down for answers. But first, learn the unconquerable meaning of the word ADAMANT.