The Importance of Being Earnest 3 Flashcards
Insuperable
Incapable of being passed over, overcomed, or surmounted
Terminus
A station or the town at the end of a railway or road
Mercenary
Only does something for money, working for payment only
Ostentatious
Characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in attempt to impress others
Oxonian
A member or graduate of Oxford University
Tutelage
The act of guarding, protecting, or guiding office or function guardian
Heretical
A person who maintains beliefs contrary to the established teachings of church
Anabaptists
A member of any of various Protestant sects, formed in Europe after 1520 that denied the validity of infant baptism, etc
Nigh
Near in space or time or revelation
Perambulator
A baby carriage
Capacious
Capable of holding much, spacious or roomy
Omnibus
A bus
Effeminate
Having traits, tastes, habits, etc traditionally considered feminine
Candour
The state or quality of being frank, open, sincere in speech or expression
Machinations
Crafty schemes, plots, intrigues