"Flowers for Algernon" Vocabulary Flashcards

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absurd (adj)

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inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense

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apathetic (adj)

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showing little or no emotion or animation

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cower (v)

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show submission or fear

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deteriorate (v)

Back

become worse or disintegrate

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feeble (adj)

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lacking strength or vigor

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impair (v)

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make worse or less effective

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infuriate (v)

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make extremely angry

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naive (adj)

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marked by or showing unaffected simplicity

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opportunist (n)

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a person who places expediency above principle

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proportional (adj)

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properly related in size or degree