Flowers for algernon_vocab_pics
- 1. Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary English Department Bidwell Jr. High School
- 2. Absurd Adj Completely stupid or unreasonable The man’s mullet was absurd.
- 3. Introspective Adj tending to think deeply about your own thoughts, feelings, or behavior The eighth grader sat alone and was very deep and introspective.
- 4. Proportional Adj In the correct or most suitable relationship to it in size, amount, importance The mans head was not proportional to his body.
- 5. Shrew Noun an unpleasant woman who always argues and disagrees with people The mean old woman down the street was a shrew.
- 6. 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.
- 7. Naïveté Adj not having much experience of how complicated life is The country bumpkin showed his naiveté when he went to the big city.
- 8. 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.
- 9. Specialization Noun limiting one’s interests or activities to one particular subject The doctor’s specialization was feet.
- 10. Tangible Adj clear enough to be easily seen or noticed There is no tangible evidence of Casey’s guilt.
- 11. Hypothesis Noun Idea or guess about something that has yet to be proven The idea that Sasquatch is real is only a hypothesis.
- 12. 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.
- 13. Opportunist Noun someone who uses every opportunity to gain power, money, or unfair advantages The dishonest kid was an opportunist.
- 14. 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.
- 15. Statistic Noun A set of numbers which represent facts or measurements Statistics show that 50% of new businesses fail in their first year.
- 16. Vacuous Adj showing no intelligence or having no useful purpose The kid’s vacuous expression showed he wasn’t very bright.