Vocabulary test, "Flowers for Algernon"

What word means "cause to lose one's composure"?

• Outstrip

• Upset

• Tolerate

• Soothe

What word means "look down on with disdain"?

• Deceive

• Overwhelm

• Despise

• Obscure

What word means "the time between one event and another"?

• Interim

• Philosophy

• Awkward

• Bother

What word means "characteristic of a mother"?

• Paternal

• Maternal

• Sibling

• Parent

What word means "to turn away or aside"?

• Caress

• Bother

• Tolerate

• Avert

What word means "free from evil or guilt"?

• Innocent

• Insight

• Obscure

• Outstrip

What word means "with strained or eager attention"?

• Intently

• Consciousness

• Unaccustomed

• Lack

What word means "having life"?

• Fascinated

• Animated

• Dependable

• Anguish

What word means "extreme distress of body or mind"?

• Soothe

• Anguish

• Ignorant

• Consistent

What word means "unfamiliar with"?

• Deterioration

• Introspective

• Unaccustomed

• Fascinated