Vocabulary Power Plus Level Eleven Lesson 14

An unexpected _________________ of joy filled the courtroom when the verdict of "NOT GUILTY" was read aloud.

• panache

• bombast

• shibboleth

• paroxysm

The conversation that Jed had with Uncle Billy was familiar to the rest of the family, but to us newcomers, it was a ridiculous _________________ of jibberish that was almost meaningless.

• shibboleth

• panache

• bombast

• paroxysm

My friend Gianni pronounces "Ketchup" like "Catsup", but that is a normal ____________________ for people who live in Maine.

• Bombast

• shibboleth

• panache

• paroxysm

Usain Bolt says that he wins his races because of his skill and natural ability, but I also think that he wins because he exudes confidence and ___________________.

• panache

• shibboleth

• bombast

• mendaciousness

The teacher tried to ___________________ responses from her students, but they just sat at their desks looking as clueless as ever.

• flaunt

• deign

• aggrandize

• elicit

No one can stand Dagoberto. Because his family is wealthy, he feels that he must ___________________ his wealth by showing off all of his expensive gadgets and gizmos.

• elicit

• deign

• flaunt

• obviate

The new king hated the fact that his servants would ___________ themselves in his presence, even after he told them that he didn't want anyone to think that he was above them.

• aggrandize

• deign

• elicit

• obviate

Jenny waited for almost a week before she opened the admissions letter from Harvard. She figured that if she __________________ the situation, she would put off her disappointment if she was not accepted.

• obviated

• deigned

• aggrandized

• elicited

During the last recession, the US government gave its citizens stimulus checks hoping to __________________ the economy by possible increased spending.

• elicit

• obviate

• deign

• aggrandize

The moray eel ____________________ into its cave when the scuba diver approached the coral formation.

• aggrandized

• deigned

• recoiled

• obviated