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Vocab Grade 8
Flowers for Algernon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| absurd | ridiculously unreasonable |
| hypothesis | something not proven but believed to be true |
| impair | to diminish in strength, quantity or quality; weaken |
| introspective | to reflect or examine one's own thoughts |
| naivete | lack of sophistication, simplicity |
| opportunist | a person who takes advantage of opportunities or circumstances for a positive outcome |
| proportional | having the same or consistant ratio, equivalent |
| regression | a return to a previous, less developed condition |
| sensation | awareness or mental process as a result of a stimulation of the senses, response |
| shrew | a mean woman who scolds and quarrels constantly |
| specialization | concentratio of one's activities in a specific field or focus |
| statistically | a collection of numerical data used to prove a point |
| syndrome | a group of signs or symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality or psychological disorder |
| tangible | having substance or reality, touchable |
| vacuous | empty, lack of idea or intelligence |