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the importance of being earnest
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English
12th Grade
03/17/2010

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sententiously
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self-righteously
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semi-recumbent
Definition
a partially lying down position
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expurgation
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the act of cleansing something morally harmful
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profligate
Definition
completely given up to falling apart
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apoplexy
Definition
a stroke
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utilitarian
Definition
something is only good if it is helpful in the long run
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Egeria
Definition
roman goddess and advisor to the roman king
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Quixotic
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fooloshly impractical
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misanthrope
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one who hates mankind
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neologistic
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one who uses a word that is disproved because it is new
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horticulturally
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in the manner of a science of growing fruits, veggies and flowers
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betoken
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to show
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interment
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the act of depositing a dead body in the earth
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canonical
Definition
conforming to a general rule
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effeminate
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having feminine qualities that aren't seen much in men
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arduous
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hard to accomplish
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lorgnette
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a pair of eyeglasses with a handle
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machination
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act of plotting to do harm
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effrontery
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shamless boldness
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credulity
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undue readiness of belief
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insuperable
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incapable of being overcome
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ostentatiously
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indulging in conspicious display
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Oxonin
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student/graduate from Oxford
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perambulator
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baby carriage
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capacious
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spacious and roomy
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