AP Lang Renfroe Vocab Lesson 14

bombast, bombastic

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 (not negative)

saturnine

gloomy; 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

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 call forth