The Importance of Being Earnest ACT III

Question 1

credulity

Answer 1

gullibility

Question 2

ostentatious

Answer 2

pretentious/ showy

Question 3

triviality

Answer 3

lack of seriousness or importance

Question 4

sentimentality

Answer 4

: the quality of being sentimental especially in an excessive way

Question 5

authenticity

Answer 5

real or genuine : not copied or false

Question 6

morbidity

Answer 6

characterized by an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death and disease

Question 7

vaccination

Answer 7

: to give (a person or an animal) a vaccine to prevent infection by a disease

Question 8

consternation

Answer 8

: a strong feeling of surprise or sudden disappointment that causes confusion

Question 9

accumulation

Answer 9

to gather or acquire (something) gradually as time passes

Question 10

legislation

Answer 10

a law or set of laws made by a government

Question 11

conduct

Answer 11

the way that a person behaves in a particular place or situation

Question 12

scepticism

Answer 12

doubt as to the truth of something:

Question 13

invaluable

Answer 13

extremely valuable or useful

Question 14

insuperable

Answer 14

impossible to overcome

Question 15

irritable

Answer 15

becoming angry or annoyed easily

Question 16

unalterable

Answer 16

not capable of being changed or altered

Question 17

irrevocable

Answer 17

not capable of being changed

Question 18

mercenary

Answer 18

a soldier who is paid by a foreign country to fight in its army

Question 19

capacious

Answer 19

large in capacity

Question 20

secular

Answer 20

not spiritual

Question 21

heretical

Answer 21

: someone who believes or teaches something that goes against accepted or official beliefs

Question 22

inquisitive

Answer 22

tending to ask questions

Question 23

meditative

Answer 23

very thoughtful

Question 24

apprise

Answer 24

to give information to

Question 25

alienate

Answer 25

to make (someone) unfriendly

Question 26

grieve

Answer 26

to feel or show grief or sadness

Question 27

devour

Answer 27

to quickly eat all of (something) especially in a way that shows that you are very hungry

Question 28

savour

Answer 28

a good taste or smell

Question 29

lavish

Answer 29

: giving or using a large amount of something

Question 30

consent

Answer 30

permission for something to happen or agreement to do something