R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: February 23

Test your eloquence!

Aloha, 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. farcical | 2. conclave | 3. coltish | 4. desolate | 5. stringent | 6. foster

________ Utterly ridiculous, unlikely, or absurd

________ Frisky and playful but awkward

________ Inflexible and exacting

________ To support, sustain, or spur on

________ A purposeful private or secret meeting

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

1. foster | 2. stringent | 3. desolation | 4. conclaves | 5. farcical

“There is nothing so cruel in this world as the ________ of having nothing to hope for.” —Haruki Murakami

“How could liberty ever establish itself amongst us? Apart from a few tragic scenes, the revolution has been nothing but a web of ________ scenes.” —Jean-Paul Marat

“The best innovation comes from inclusive work environments that ________ diverse ideas, nurture people with diverse talent and backgrounds, and create strong relationships with diverse communities.” —Mark Parker

“The fate of peoples is made like this, two men in small rooms. Forget the coronations, the ________ of cardinals, the pomp and processions. This is how the world changes..." ―Hilary Mantel

“Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour; ________ are they; inviolate they shall be.” —Charlotte Brontë

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.

CON- (________) + CLAV- (key)

STRING- (________) + -ENT (state of)

FO- (________) + -STER (one who does)

DE- (completely) + SOL- (________) + -ATE (being)

PHIL- (________) + HARMON- (________) + -IC (pertaining to)

Scroll down for answers. But first, make sure you know what supple means and why Joseph Pilates saw it as a marker of youth.