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Flowers for Algernon
vocabulary 1
Term | Definition |
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degenerate | to worsen in condition or ability |
cynic | someone who is critical of the motives of others; faultfinder |
blunder | a stupid mistake |
pompous | puffed up with vanity; arrogant, self-important. |
wavered | to move back and forth unsteadily |
patronizing | apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending: speak down to others |
docile | easily managed or handled, can be traceable |
labyrinth | a type of maze that is difficult to complete |
blasphemous | to speak of evil things |
deleterious | a harmful effect on someone or something |
quack (n) | a pretender or fraud of a certain medical skill |
euphemism | substitution of a mild expression that is thought to be offensive or harsh |
paradoxical | something with two meanings that don't make sense together. Seemingly absurd or self-contradictory. “You have to spend money to make money.” |
trivial | very little importance or value, not significant |
vacuous | lacking in ideas or intelligence; empty mind |