Glossary from the book “The Importance of being Earnest.”
Anguish (n) (page 27) Extreme pain or distress.
Betoken (v) (page 67) To give evidence| Testify.
Bishop (n) (page 72) A member of the clergy ranking above the priest.
Butler (n) (page 96) The chief of male servant of a house hold.
Celibacy (n) (page 114) The state of being unmarried| abstention by vow from marriage.
Debonair (adj) (page 183). De bon aire of good family or nature.
Delightful (adj) (page 189.) Great pleasure or satisfaction.
Draughts (n) (page 218) Checkers
Effeminate (adj) (page 229) Market by qualities more typical of women than men.
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