R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: March 23

Have you built up your vocabulary this 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. propitious | 2. affinity | 3. monetize | 4. consign | 5. incalescent | 6. picaresque

_______ Anecdotal and adventurous

_______ Issue, assign, or appoint

_______ Increasing in heat or ardor

_______ When luck smiles upon you

_______ Closeness, compatibility, or connection

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

1. mischance | 2. consign | 3. propitiate | 4. affinity | 5. monetize

"It's possible to _______ your art without compromising the integrity of it for commerce." —Nipsey Hussle

“Love can _______ us to hell or to paradise, but it always takes us somewhere.” —Paulo Coelho

"I had an _______ for pandas. Something about clumsy vegetarians struck a chord with me." —Lish McBride

"The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy _______ after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper." —Aristotle

"The Romans feared their dead. In fact, Roman funeral customs derived from a need to _______ the sensibilities of the departed... There was a genuine concern that, if not treated appropriately, the spirits of the dead, or manes, would return to wreak revenge" —Catharine Arnold

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.

MIS- (_______) + HAP- (_______)

CON- (together) + SIGN- (_______)

A- (to) + FINI- (_______) + -ITY (state of)

PRO- (_______) + PIT- (_______) + -OUS (inclined to)

IN- (into) + CAL- (_______) + -ESCENT (growing or becoming)

Scroll down for answers. But first, learn fascinating facts and words associated with NEPTUNE.