R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: June 22

Advance your mastery of this week's words

Blessed solstice, 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. sojourn | 2. flag | 3. errant | 4. aloof | 5. perturb | 6. inculcate

_______ Reserved or reticent

_______ To lose energy, enthusiasm, or momentum

_______ A visit or rest

_______ To instill through instruction

_______ Deviating or drifting

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

1. perturbations | 2. errant | 3. inculcate | 4. aloofness | 5. sojourner

"Mediocrity requires ________ to preserve its dignity." —Charles G. Dawes

"The only place outside Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and _______ of love is Hell." ―C.S. Lewis

"You cannot friend a hawk... unless you are a hawk yourself, alone and only a _______ in the land, without friends or the need of them." —Stephen King

"There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the human head if you only begin to _______ it before the age of five, by constantly repeating it with an air of great solemnity." —Arthur Schopenhauer

"In a way, the power of dissent is the power of surprise. After hearing someone shout out an _______ answer, we work to understand it, which causes us to reassess our initial assumptions and try out new perspectives." —Jonah Lehrer

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.

LUN- (_______) + -ULA (small)

SUB- (under) + JOURN- (_______)

ERR- (_______) + -ANT (inclined to)

IN- (in) + CALC- (_______) + -ATE (to do)

PER- (thoroughly) + TURB- (_______)

Scroll down for answers. But first, find out who Drako was and what important word still channels his cruel severity…