R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: March 16

Show what you know about last week's words.

Greetings, 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. notional | 2. putative | 3. transcendental | 4. amalgam | 5. profundity | 6. temporize

_______ Admixture or alloy

_______ Such depth

_______ Hypothetical or imaginary

_______ Reckoned or reputed

_______ To dawdle, delay, or draw out

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

1. transcendent | 2. amalgamate | 3. putative | 4. notions | 5. profound

“It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived _______.” —Charles Franklin Kettering

"Confusion comes from trying to _______ several conflicting ideas.” —Eero Saarinen

"Silence is a _______ melody, for those who can hear it above all the noise.” —Socrates

“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those _______ moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” —John Milton

““Real history was unromantic, steeped in greed and blood and abject eye-rolling stupidity. An endless parade of _______ Ozymandiases marching off to glory before snapping off at the ankles in the depths of the desert.” —Jonathan L. Howard

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.

TEMPOR- (_______) + -IZE (to make or do)

PUT- (_______) + -ATIVE (inclined to)

PRO- (forward) + FUND (_______) + -ITY (quality)

NOT- (_______) + -ION (act or state) + -AL (pertaining to)

TRANS- (_______) + SCEN- (_______) + -ENT (being) + -AL (pertaining to)

Scroll down for answers. But first, you’ll never guess the surprising origin of the word DEBACLE.