5 Written Questions

1. to lower oneself before an inferior
2. gloomy; sluggish
3. to show off
4. to prevent; to get around
5. impressive but meaningless language

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a sudden outburst; a fit
   1. panache
   2. bombast
   3. paroxysm
   4. recoil
2. to retreat; to draw back
   1. recoil
   2. elicit
   3. endemic
   4. deign
3. to draw forth; to call forth
   1. deign
   2. flaunt
   3. elicit
   4. endemic
4. a science dealing with prehistoric life through the study of fossils
   1. panache
   2. flaunt
   3. paroxysm
   4. paleontology
5. a word or pronunciation that distinguishes someone as of a particular group
   1. shibboleth
   2. obviate
   3. bombast
   4. elicit

5 True/False Questions

1. mendacious → lying; false; deceitful

   True        False

2. endemic → to lower oneself before an inferior

   True        False

3. orthography → correct spelling

   True        False

4. panache → self-confidence; a showy manner

   True        False

5. aggrandize → gloomy; sluggish

   True        False