Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary English Department Bidwell Jr
Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary English Department Bidwell Jr. High School
Absurd • Adj • Completely stupid or unreasonable • The man’s mullet was absurd.
Introspective • Adj • tending to think deeply about your own thoughts, feelings, or behavior • The eighth grader sat alone and was very deep and introspective.
Proportional • Adj • In the correct or most suitable relationship to it in size, amount, importance • The mans head was not proportional to his body.
Shrew • Noun • an unpleasant woman who always argues and disagrees with people • The mean old woman down the street was a shrew.
Syndrome • Noun • an illness which consists of a set of physical or mental problems • Stockholm Syndrome is when a person who is kidnapped shows loyalty to the kidnapper.
Naïveté • Adj • not having much experience of how complicated life is • The country bumpkin showed his naiveté when he went to the big city.
Regression • Noun • the act of returning to an earlier condition that is worse or less developed • The boy regressed when his little sister was born.
Specialization • Noun • limiting one’s interests or activities to one particular subject • The doctor’s specialization was feet.
Tangible • Adj • clear enough to be easily seen or noticed • There is no tangible evidence of Casey’s guilt.
Hypothesis • Noun • Idea or guess about something that has yet to be proven • The idea that Sasquatch is real is only a hypothesis.
Impair • Verb • to damage something or make it not as good as it should be • The illness had impaired his ability to think and concentrate.
Opportunist • Noun • someone who uses every opportunity to gain power, money, or unfair advantages • The dishonest kid was an opportunist.
Sensation • Noun • a feeling that you get from one of your five senses, especially the sense of touch • One sign of a heart attack is a tingling sensation in the left arm.
Statistic • Noun • A set of numbers which represent facts or measurements • Statistics show that 50% of new businesses fail in their first year.
Vacuous • Adj • showing no intelligence or having no useful purpose • The kid’s vacuous expression showed he wasn’t very bright.
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