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Vocab 2
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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10th Grade
11/17/2013

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Aesthetics
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(adj) concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty; (n) quality pertaining to looks or beauty
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Ennui
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(n) boredom
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Hedonism
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(n) the pursuit of pleasure
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Lionize
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(v) to celebrate or treat as a celebrity
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Listless
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(Adj) - showing little or no interest
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Narcissism
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(n) excessive interest in oneself and one’s physical appearance; derived from the Greek word ‘narcissus’
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Paradox
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(n) two seemingly contradictory ideas that contain truths/values when placed together
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Tabula Rasa
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(n) anything existing undisturbed in its pure, original state
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