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Imp. of Being Earnest Vocab
act 1
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Literature
12th Grade
05/22/2008
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apoplexy
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stroke
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conduce
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contribute
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cynical
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distrustful of human nature and its motives
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domesticity
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shortened, familiar term
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expurgations
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removals of objectional elements
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forte
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strong point
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glibly

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nonchalantly, with easy lack of concern
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indecorous
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unseemly, not proper
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invariably
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in an unchanging manner
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lax
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not strict, loose
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metaphysical
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abstact, theoretical
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profligate
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dissolute, immoral
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propounding
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putting forward for consideration
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purple
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high ranks
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salver
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serving tray
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semi-recumbent
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half laying down
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sententiously
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in a pompously moralizing manner
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surmised
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guessed
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tedious
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boring, tiresomely dull
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