Complete the sentences
write the letter for the word that best completes each sentence.
1. jean paul's - bragging stopped the day he faced a stronger opponent.
a. diffident
d. esteemed
b. modest
c. arrogant
2. -over victories is a sure-fire way to make enemies.
b. diffidence
a. gloating
d. modesty
c. humility
3. if you're too at the meeting, no one will get to hear what you have to say.
a. diffident
b. pompous
c. arrogant
d. egocentric
comes from recognizing that everyone can make mistakes.
a. diffidence
b. arrogance
c. humility
d. swagger
5. i told him, "only a(n) freshman would display his high-school trophies
in his college dorm room."
a. esteemed
b. pompous
c. diffident
d. modest
6. he - across the room, each cocky step revealing his sense
of superiority:
a, gloated
b. swaggered
c. flaunted
d. esteemed