R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: January 26

Were you paying attention last week?

Felicitations, 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. apprehensive | 2. nerf | 3. compatriot | 4. iniquity | 5. depict | 6. recrudescence

________ Injustice, immorality, or impropriety

________ When bad things come back around

________ To weaken or reduce the effectiveness of

________ Uneasy or fearful

________ To paint a picture, visually or verbally

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

1. compatriots | 2. iniquity | 3. depict | 4. recrudescence | 5. apprehensive

“Avoid gaming… It is the child of avarice, the brother of ________, and the father of mischief.” —George Washington

“Compassion makes no distinction between friends and enemies, neighbors and outsiders, ________ and foreigners. Compassion is the gate to human community.” —Joan D. Chittister

“If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn. ... If a child lives with fear, he learns to be ________... If a child lives with encouragement, he learns to be confident. ... If a child lives with acceptance, he learns to love.” —Dorothy Nolte

“War is going to end not in the complete smashing up and subjugation of either side, but in a general exhaustion that will make the ________ of the war still possible but very terrifying.” ―H.G. Wells

“The pictures were painted directly through me, without preliminary drawings and with great power. I had no idea what the pictures would ________ and still I worked quickly and surely without changing a single brush-stroke.” —Hilma af Klint

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.

DE- (down) + PICT- (________)

IN- (not) + EQUA- (________) + -ITY (quality)

AP- (toward) + PREHEN- (________) + -SIVE (prone to)

COM- (together) + PATR- (________) + -IOT (________)

RE- (back) + CRUD- (________) + -ESCENCE (growing or becoming)

Scroll down for answers. But first, explore the most interesting names for shades of blue.