What is the meaning of meretricious as it is used in this sentence from the gift of magi " was a platinum fob chain simple and chaste in design, properly proclaiming its vale by substance alone and not by meretricious ornamentation-as all good things should do.." showy and vulgar fashionable and glitzy low-quality and cheap ridiculous and exaggerated

According to the first stasimon, the chorus appears certain that oedipus is the murder true false

Look at these frames from iqbal. which best describes the author's purpose in these frames of iqbal? to describe to the reader what happened at the wedding to show iqbal's pain and confusion after his debt increased to inform the reader about how iqbal escaped from the factory to persuade the reader to pay off the debt of child laborers mark this and return

Read the excerpt from infinite jest 'my application's not bought," i am telling them, calling into the darkness of the red cave that opens out before closed eyes. 'tam not just a boy who plays tennis. i have an intricate history. experiences and feelings. i'm complex. "read,' i say. 'i study and read. i bet i've read everything you've read. don't think i haven't. i consume libraries. i wear out spines and rom-drives. i do things like get in a taxi and say, "the library, and step on it." my instincts concerning syntax and mechanics are better than your own, i can tell, with due respect. the theme suggested by the excerpt is about a. being understood b. the value of education c. wisdom versus foolishness d. learning responsibility