5 Written Questions

1. n. correct spelling
2. v. to prevent; to get around
3. v. to retreat; to draw back
4. v. to show off
5. n. self-confidence; a showy manner

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. n. a word or pronunciation that distingusishes someone as of a particular group
   1. elicit
   2. obviate
   3. bombast
   4. shibboleth
2. adj. lying; false; deceitful
   1. recoil
   2. elicit
   3. mendacious
   4. endemic
3. adj. confined to a particular country or area
   1. mendacious
   2. elicit
   3. endemic
   4. deign
4. n. a sudden outburst; a fit
   1. paroxysm
   2. recoil
   3. bombast
   4. panache
5. n. impressive but meaningless language
   1. bombast
   2. flaunt
   3. obviate
   4. elicit

5 True/False Question

1. elicit → v. to draw forth; to call forth
   

   True        False

2. aggrandize → v. to enlarge; to expand
   

   True        False

3. paleontology → n. a science dealing with prehistoric life through the study of fossils
   

   True        False

4. deign → v. to draw forth; to call forth
   

   True        False

5. saturnine → adj. gloomy; sluggish
   

   True        False