Flowers for Algernon
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techEteacher Plus on August 15, 2012
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language arts, advanced, flowers for algernon, science fiction, plot, subplot, parallel episodes Charly, IQ
Description:
Vocabulary from the short story.
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52 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 apparent | visible |
| sullen | grumpy; resentful |
| impulse | urge |
| retrieved | got back |
| emerged | came out |
| misled | fooled; led to believe something wrong |
| tangible | capable of being seen or felt |
| refute | prove wrong using evidence |
| invariably | always |
| regression | return to an earlier or less advanced condition |
| verified | confirmed |
| obscure | hide |
| deterioration | worsening; declining |
| hypothesis | theory to be proved |
| introspective | looking inward at one's own thoughts and feelings |
| congenial | agreeable, pleasant |
| conjured | called to mind |
| facades | Fronts of buildings |
| rapacious | greedy |
| dithering | acting nervous and confused |
| tantalizing | teasing by remaining unavailable or by withholding something desired by someone; tempting |
| emanate | to come forth |
| fugitives | people fleeing from danger |
| incomprehensible | impossible to understand |
| incentive | reason to do something; motivation |
| dispel | scatter; drive away |
| eloquence | ability to write or speak gracefully and convincingly |
| skimpy | less than enough |
| grudging | reluctant; unwilling |
| gaunt | very thin and bony |
| rummaged | searched through the contents of a box, a drawer, and so on |
| savoring | enjoying with great delight |
| taut | tightly stretched |
| benign | kindly |
| infuse | fill |
| intolerant | unwilling to accept something |
| illiteracy | the inability to read or write |
| paranoia | mental disorder that causes people to feel unreasonable distrust and suspicion |
| cavorting | leaping about |
| tremulous | trembling |
| oblivious | Unaware |
| sublime | majestic; grand |
| acute | sharp |
| vexed | Disturbed |
| sagacity | intelligence and good judgement |
| refrained | v. held back |
| wary | Cautious |
| suavity | smooth manner |
| audacity | boldness |
| vehemently | forcefully |
| gesticulations | Energetic gestures |
| derision | Ridicule |
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