Vocab Lesson 14 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
bombast | impressive but meaningless language |
orthography | correct spelling |
paleontology | a science dealing with prehistoric life through the study of fossils |
recoil | to retreat; to draw back |
panache | self-confidence; a showy manner |
saturnine | gloomy or sluggish |
endemic | confined to a particular country or area |
mendacious | lying; false; deceitful |
obviate | to prevent; to get around |
paroxysm | a sudden outburst; a fit |
aggrandize | to increase the range of; to expand |
aggrandize | to make appear larger |
deign | to lower oneself before an inferior |
flaunt | to show off |
shibboleth | a word or pronunciation that distinguishes someone as of a particular group |
elicit | to draw forth; to come forth |
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