"flowers for algernon" vocab

Question 1

mislead

Answer 1

v. fool; deceive; lead someone to believe something that is incorrect.

Question 2

mis

Answer 2

bad

Question 3

tangible

Answer 3

adj. capable of being seen or felt

Question 4

tang

Answer 4

touch

Question 5

mock

Answer 5

v. tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner

Question 6

refute

Answer 6

v. prove wrong using evidence

Question 7

invariably

Answer 7

adv. always

Question 8

in/im

Answer 8

not

Question 9

rowdy

Answer 9

adj. noisy and disorderly

Question 10

naive

Answer 10

adj. showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment

Question 11

regression

Answer 11

n. return to an earlier or less advanced condition

Question 12

re

Answer 12

back, again

Question 13

gress

Answer 13

step

Question 14

verify

Answer 14

v. confirm; check or test for correctness

Question 15

ver

Answer 15

true

Question 16

obscure

Answer 16

v. hide; conceal

Question 17

impair

Answer 17

v. to damage or weaken something so that it is less effective

Question 18

hypothesis

Answer 18

n. explanation or theory to be proved

Question 19

hypo

Answer 19

under

Question 20

signifigance

Answer 20

adj. important; worthy of attention

Question 21

introspective

Answer 21

adj. looking inward; observing one’s own thoughts and feelings

Question 22

intro

Answer 22

into

Question 23

spec

Answer 23

look