importance of being earnest

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Abomination

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(n.) intense aversion or loathing; detestation

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bombastic

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(adj.) (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.

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Flippant

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(adj.) frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity

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Bourgeois

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(n.) a person of the middle class; or a person whose political, economic, and social opinions are believed to be determined mainly by concern for property values and conventional respectability.

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Caricature

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(n.) a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things

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Glib

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(adj.) (of words or the person speaking them) fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow.

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Conspicuous

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(adj.) standing out so as to be clearly visible.

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Languid

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(adj.) (of a person, manner, or gesture) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed. Weak or faint from illness or fatigue.

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Nihilism

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(n.) total rejection of established laws and institutions

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Cynical

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showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality by one’s actions, especially by actions that exploit the scruples of others.

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Ostentatious

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(adj.) characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others

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Decadent

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(adj.) characterized by decadence, especially culturally or morally

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Egocentric

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(adj.) having or regarding the self or the individual as the center of all things

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Penchant

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(n.) a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something

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Facade

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(n.) the front of a building

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Plebeian

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(adj.) belonging or pertaining to the common people.

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Pretentious

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(adj.) attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.

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Reprehensible

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(adj.) deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.

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Sardonic

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(adj.) grimly mocking or cynical

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Terse

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(adj.) abruptly concise; curt; brusque.

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Ostentatious

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(adj.) characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.

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Plebeian

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(n.) a commoner from ancient rome

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Bourgeois

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(adj.) of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.

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Caricature

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(n.) a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect

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Cynical

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(adj.) believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.

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Acquaintance

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(n.) a person known to one, but usually not a close friend

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Embarrass

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(v.) to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert; abash

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Occurrence

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(n.) something that happens; event; incident

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Discipline

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(n.) training to act in accordance with rules; drill

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Column

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(n.) a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base.