R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: July 27

Solidify your mastery of this week's words

G’day, 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. semantic | 2. divulge | 3. olfactory | 4. augment | 5. hubris | 6. homage

_______ Deference or devotion

_______ Of or pertaining to scent or smell

_______ Arrogance before the gods

_______ Related to the meaning of words

_______ To disclose or display

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

1. encyclopedic | 2. homage | 3. augmentation | 4. divulge | 5. nemesis

“Restlessness is my _______. It's hard to just chill and sit still.” —Mos Def

“Every now and then you meet a man whose ignorance is _______." —Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

“Hypocrisy is the _______ that vice pays to virtue.” —Francois de la Rochefoucauld

“The best way to _______ a secret is to tell someone not to say anything about it.” —Charles Fleischer

“Wherever people gather for selfless ends, there is a vast _______ of their individual capacities. Something wonderful, something momentous happens. An irresistible force begins to move, which, though we may not see it, is going to change our world.” —Eknath Easwaran

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.

AUG- (_______) + -MENT (act or state)

DI- (apart) + VULG- (_______)

SEM- (_______) + -ANTIC (pertaining to)

EN- (in) + CYCL- (around) + -PEDIA (_______)

OL- (_______) + FACT- (to make) + -ORY (of or relating to)

Scroll down for answers. But first, learn the roots of the word DELULU…