Importance of Being Earnest VOCAB Flashcards by Frank Yu

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Conduce

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contribute

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Glibly

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nonchalantly, with an easy lack of concern

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Vacillate

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wavering/indecisive

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Tedious

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boring, tiresomely dull

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Indecorous

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unseemly, not proper

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Lax

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not strict, loose

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Apprise

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informed

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Irrevocable

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unalterable

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Arduous

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difficult

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Neologistic

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relating to a newly coined word

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Utilitarian

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Emphasizing usefulness over beauty

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Misanthrope

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a person who hates or distrusts humanity

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Insuperable

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impossible to overcome

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Equanimity

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the quality of being even-tempered under stress

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Invariably

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in an unchanging manner

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Metaphysical

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abstract, theoretical

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Cynical

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distrustful of human nature and its motives

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Sententiously

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in a pompously moralizing manner

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Effrontery

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disrespectful boldness

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Ostentatious

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showily

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Philanthropic

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humanitarian, promoting human welfare

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Superciciously

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in a haughtily scornful manner, disdainfully

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Machinations

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scheming, crafty actions

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Demeanor

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outward manner