R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: January 19

Were you paying attention last week?

A good day to you, 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. pathos | 2. peruse | 3. contronym | 4. archetypal | 5. overt | 6. discomfiture

________ Chagrin or confusion

________ Quintessential or original

________ A strong feeling of strong feelings

________ Read carefully or maybe not so carefully

________ Uncovered for all to see

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

1. archetypal | 2. pathos | 3. perused | 4. overt | 5. discomfiture

“A hibernation is a covert preparation for a more ________ action.” —Ralph Ellison

“The more we must respect someone, the readier we are to laugh at him. The comical is increased by the sight of the ________ of the one who is laughed at.” ―Henri Ellenberger

“Any legend, any creature, any symbol we ever stumble on, already exists in a vast cosmic reservoir where ________ wait...” —Guillermo del Toro

“The first time I read an excellent work, it is to me just as if I gained a new friend; and when I read over a book I have ________ before, it resembles the meeting of an old one.” —Sir James Goldsmith

“Great works of art in all cultures succeed in capturing within the constraints of their form both the ________ of anguish and a vision of its resolution... They accept anguish without being overwhelmed by it. They reveal anguish as that which gives beauty its dignity and depth.” ―Stephen Batchelor

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.

OV- (off) + ERT- (________)

PER- (thoroughly) + USE- (________)

CONTRA- (________) + -ONYM (________)

DIS- (not) + COM- (________) + FIT- (________) + -URE (act or state)

ARCH- (________) + -TYPE (________) + -AL (pertaining to)

Scroll down for answers. But first, learn a few fighting words!