R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: February 9

How many new words did you pick up last week?

Happy Super Bowl Sunday, 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. pretentious | 2. exhume | 3. parvenu | 4. interstitial | 5. assuage | 6. rambunctious

________ To make milder or easier to bear

________ Boisterous and brash

________ In or involving the spaces between things

________ Social climber or snob

________ Unearth or bring to light

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

1. pretension | 2. assuage | 3. rambunctious | 4. exhumed | 5. interstitial

"I've never known any trouble that an hour's reading didn't ________." ―Montesquieu

"Mystery's a thing not easily captured, and once deceased, not easily ________." —Dan Fogelberg

“Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of ________ induces mediocrity in art and life alike.” —Margot Fonteyn

"In New York there's a lot of ________ spaces; spaces in between spaces, where you're changing, and New York gives you the anonymity to be who you want to be." —Dee Rees

“Generally speaking, most of our vital, spontaneous, instinctual life gets shamed. Children are shamed for being too ________, for wanting things and for laughing too loud.” —John Bradshaw

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) + HUM- (________)

PER- (through) + VEN- (to ________)

AS- (to) + SUAS- (________)

PRE- (before) + TENS- (________) + -IOUS (full of)

INTER- (between) + STIT- (________) + -IAL (pertaining to)

Scroll down for answers. But first, learn the terms for different kinds of food lovers? Which one are you?