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FFA Vocab in Context
"Flowers for Algernon" Vocab in Context
Term | Definition |
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Opportunist | a person who practices opportunism, or the policy of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles. |
Sensation | the operation or function of the senses; perception or awareness of stimuli through the senses. |
Tangible | capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial. |
Obscure | (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain. |
Absurd | utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false. |
Vacuous | without contents; empty. |
Introspective | characterized by introspection, the act or process of looking into oneself. |
Impair | to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage. |
Fugue | Psychiatry. a period during which a person experiences loss of memory, often begins a new life, and, upon recovery, remembers nothing of the amnesic phase. |
Syndrome | Pathology, Psychiatry. a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease, or the like. |
Naivete | the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity. |
Regress | to move backward; go back. |