R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: July 13

Assess your mastery of this week's words

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. discerning | 2. countenance | 3. incongruous | 4. ossify | 5. interlocutor | 6. delve

_______ Incompatible or unbecoming

_______ To stiffen or stagnate

_______ Aspect or approval

_______ To deeply examine or excavate

_______ A conversationalist or connector

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

1. delve | 2. interlocution | 3. ossified | 4. countenance | 5. incongruity

“A merry heart maketh a cheerful _______.” —King Solomon

“It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and _______ unceasingly.” —Claude Monet

“The cause of laughter is simply the sudden perception of the _______ between a concept and the real project.” —Arthur Schopenhauer

“Do not assume that order and stability are always good, in a society or in a universe. The old, the _______, must always give way to new life and the birth of new things.” —Philip K. Dick

“Edmund Burke termed 'horror' the state of mind of a person whose participation in speech is threatened. The power which exceeds the capacity of _______ resembles night.” —Jean-François Lyotard

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.

OS- (_______ ) + -IFY (to make or do)

CON- (with) + TEN- (_______ ) + -ANCE (quality of)

DIS- (apart) + CERN- (_______ ) + -ING (act or state)

INTER- (between) + LOCU- (_______ ) + -TOR (one who does)

IN- (_______ ) + CON- (_______ ) + GRU- (rush, fall) + -OUS (inclined to)

Scroll down for answers. But first, learn the meaning and inspiration of the word EPICUREAN…