Importance of Being Earnest Act I Vocab

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A thing at which someone excels

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forte

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Showing sincere and intense conviction

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Earnest

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A person made weak or disabled by illness or injury.

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invalid

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Characteristics typical of a woman

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effeminate

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Term for a person in bad health

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invalid

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An overly wasteful or extravagant individual

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profligate

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Lacking sophistication or good taste; unrefined.

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vulgar

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Help to bring about a situation or outcome.

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Conduce

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Definition: too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous

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tedious

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Remove objectionable matter from a book or account.

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expurgate