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. disembark | 2. plenary | 3. unnerve | 4. retrospective | 5. nepotism | 6. manifold
_______ Family favoritism
_______ To alight or head ashore
_______ Marked by diversity or variety
_______ To upset, dismay, or dishearten
_______ Unlimited, unrestricted, or entire
QUOTE MATCH
Complete each quote using the words from the word bank.
1. retrospect | 2. manifold | 3. nepotistic | 4. unnerving | 5. embark
“Before you _______ on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” —Confucius
“The forms of diseases are many and the healing of them is _______.” —Hippocrates
“Nothing is more _______ to the truly conventional than the unashamed misfit!” —J. K. Rowling
“It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in _______.” —Robert Louis Stevenson
“(In some cultures) people aren’t trying to distinguish themselves as relentlessly honest individuals governed by impartial principles. Instead, they are deeply loyal to their friends and want to cement enduring relationships, even if this involves illegal actions. In these places, being _______ is often the morally correct thing to do.” —Joseph Henrich
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.
POT- (_______) + -ENT (full of)
UN- (_______) + NERV- (nerve)
DIS- (apart) + EM- (on) + BARK- (_______)
PLEN- (_______) + -ARY (pertaining to)
RETRO- (back) + SPEC- (_______) + -IVE (state of)
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