Happy NFL opening weekend, 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. euphoria | 2. heritable | 3. precipitate | 4. apothecary | 5. unctuous | 6. jeremiad
_______ Oily or ingratiating
_______ To accelerate or expedite
_______ Druggist or dispenser
_______ Diatribe or denunciation
_______ Elation or exhilaration
QUOTE MATCH
Complete each quote using the words from the word bank.
1. unctuous | 2. euphoric | 3. apothecary | 4. heritability | 5. precipitate
“The best _______ was one who knows intimately the despair felt by her patient, whether in body or heart.” —Sarah Penner
“Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and _______ seldom enjoy the favor of the gods.” —Herodotus
“Huge difference between being happy at will, and chasing _______ moments as an escape. One doesn’t cost a dime, the other will tax your soul.” —T.F. Hodge
“Study a gene in only one environment and, by definition, you’ve eliminated the ability to see if it works differently in other environments. And thus you’ve artificially inflated the importance of the genetic contribution. The more environments in which you study a genetic trait, the more novel environmental effects will be revealed, decreasing the _______ score.” —Robert M. Sapolsky
“A pie is only as good as its pastry, and one of the delights of a good pie is the contrast in texture between the crisp pastry and the filling, whatever it might be. In a perfect pie, each component is independently perfect - the mouthfeel of the pastry (buttery, flaky, crumbly) and the mouthfeel of the filling (rich, _______, tender, sticky, crunchy, etc.); and the whole is more than the sum of its parts.” —Janet Clarkson
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.
EU- (good) + PHOR- (_______) + -IA (state)
PRE- (forth) + CAPIT- (_______) + -ATE (to do)
UNG- (_______) + -TUOUS (having qualities of)
HER- (_______) + IT- (go) + -ABLE (able to be)
APO- (away) + THE[C]- (to set or put) + -ARY (_______)
Scroll down for answers. But first, check out the meaning and origin of the word KOWTOW…
