R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: November 2

Sanctify your mastery of this week's words

Happy Day of the Dead, 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. stygian | 2. portentous | 3. lycanthropy | 4. bewitching | 5. exsanguinate | 6. enormity

_______ To make bloodless

_______ Enthralling or entrancing

_______ Monstrous in size and meaning

_______ As dark as the underworld

_______ Menacing or marvelous

_______ A period of rest and recovery

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

1. bewitch | 2. enormousness | 3. exsanguination | 4. portends | 5. stygian

“To me so deep a silence _______ some dread event; a clamorous sorrow wastes itself in sound.” —Sophocles

“Success is not fame or money or the power to _______. it is to have created something valuable from your own individuality and skill.” —Charlotte Gray

“Comas, unconsciousness, and even sleep are about halfway there. Halfway will get you a chance to wade in the _______ darkness that is the Great Beyond.” —C.T. Phipps

“It’s a grim reality, but the river towns are dying in Mississippi, by a slow _______ of people and talent that functions like a wasting disease.” —Greg Iles

“What’s the point of waking up in the morning if you don’t try to match the _______ of the known forces in the world with something powerful in your own life?” —Don Delillo

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.

LYC- (wolf) + ANTHROP- (_______) + -Y (state)

POR- (forth) + TENS- (_______) + -OUS (full of)

E- (out of) + NORM- (_______) + -ITY (quality)

BE- (to make) + WITCH- (_______) + -ING (act or state)

EX- (out) + SANG- (_______) + -INE (quality) + -ATE (to make or do)

Scroll down for answers. But first, learn why MACABRE perfectly describes the vibe this time of year…