R2W WEEKLY QUIZ: October 25

Test your knowledge of this week's words!

Bon jour, 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. geoglyph |  2. absolve |  3. titular |  4. progeny |  5. derogatory |  6. contravene

________ Expressive of a low opinion

________ In name only

________ Breach, transgress, or oppose

________ Free from burden or blame

________ Descendants or offspring

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

1. derogatory |  2. quintessential |  3. contravene |  4. titular |  5. absolve

"Because the wicked often have a charisma that the naive view as godliness, rather than demonic suasion, some ________ for a time raise mass movements in their defense." —Dean Koontz

“The futility of action does not ________ one from the failure to act.” —Janette Turner Hospital

“To treat anyone as if they were less than human, less than a brother or a sister, no matter what they have done, is to ________ the very laws of our humanity.” —Desmond Tutu

“There is nothing ________ in any employment which ministers to the well-being of the race. It is the spirit that is carried into an employment that elevates or degrades it.” —Horace Mann

“You can have your ________ recognition. I'll take money and power.” —Helen Gurley Brown

“The courage to press on regardless—regardless of whether we face calm seas or rough seas, and especially when the market storms howl around us—is the ________ attribute of the successful investor.” —John C. Bogle

ROOT QUIZ
For each of the following words, fill in the meaning of each prefix, suffix, and base. For a bonus point, define the word.

CONTRA- (against) + VEN- (________)

ANTHROP- (________) + MORPH- (________) + -IC (characterized by)

AB- (from) + SOLV- (________)

PRO- (________) + GEN- (________) + -Y (state)

QUINT- (________) + ES- (________) + -ENCE (state of) + -IAL (pertaining to) 

Scroll down for answers. But first, check out all the words related to the root FAN-.

WEEKLY QUIZ ANSWERS