The Importance Of Being Earnest Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Indignation | Fury, anger |
| Languidly | Sluggishly, lacking energy |
| Metaphysical | Abstract, theoretical |
| Patronizing | The act of talking down to someone because they are believed to be inferior |
| Profligate | Dissolute, immoral |
| Surmised | Guessed |
| Canonical | Part of a high regarded collection |
| Debonair | Suave |
| Equanimity | The quality of being even-tempered under stress |
| Impetuous | Spontaneous, impulsive |
| Misanthrope | A person who hates or distrusts humanity |
| Precept | A rule, decree, canon |
| Quixotic | Exceedingly idealistic |
| Apprised | Informed |
| Capacious | Large, roomy |
| Consternation | A surprise, confusion |
| Credulity | The willingness to believe too readily |
| Effrontery | Disrespectful boldness |
| Heretical | Unorthodox, skeptical |
| Insuperable | Incapable of being overcome |
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