Lesson 14

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impressive but meaningless language

bombast
correct spelling

orthography
a science dealing with prehistoric life through the study of fossils

paleontology
to retreat; to draw back

recoil
self-confidence; a showy manner

panache
gloomy; sluggish

saturnine
confined to a particular country or area

endemic
lying; false; deceitful

mendacious
to prevent; to get around

obviate
a sudden outburst; a fit

paroxysm
1.) to increase the range of; to expand
2.) to make appear larger

aggrandize
to lower oneself before an inferior

deign
to show off

flaunt
a word or pronunciation that distinguishes someone as of a particular group

shibboleth
to draw forth; to call forth

elicit