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Flowers for Algernon

Vocabulary

English Department

Bidwell Jr. High School

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Absurd

Adj

Completely stupid or unreasonable

The man’s mullet was absurd.

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Introspective

Adj

tending to think deeply about your own thoughts, feelings, or behavior

The eighth grader sat alone and was very deep and introspective.

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Proportional

Adj

In the correct or most suitable relationship to it in size, amount, importance

The mans head was not proportional to his body.

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Shrew

Noun

an unpleasant woman who always argues and disagrees with people

The mean old woman down the street was a shrew.

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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.

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Naïveté

Adj

not having much experience of how complicated life is

The country bumpkin showed his naiveté when he went to the big city.

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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.

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Specialization

Noun

limiting one’s interests or activities to one particular subject

The doctor’s specialization was feet.

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Tangible

Adj

clear enough to be easily seen or noticed

There is no tangible evidence of Casey’s guilt.

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Hypothesis

Noun

Idea or guess about something that has yet to be proven

The idea that Sasquatch is real is only a hypothesis.

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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.

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