Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary Flashcards
Refute
Word forms:
Refuted
He refuted
Is refuting
Def:to prove wrong using evidence
Ex: “No, you’re wrong because…”
Opposite of:
Agree
Regression
Word forms: is regressing, regressions, regressed
Def: return to an earlier or less advanced condition
Ex:acting like a baby
Opposite of:
Evolvotution and progression
Verified
Word forms:
He verifies
Is verifying
Def:confirmed,proven correct
Ex: checking answers on a math test
Opposite of: disprove
Unapproved
Deteriorating
Word forms:
To deteriorate, is deteriorating
Deteriorated
Def: worsening, decline
Ex: getting advanced Alzheimer’s
Opposite of:
Improvement
Hypothesis
Word forms:
To hypothesize
Def: theory to be proved
Ex: to think of what might happen
Opposite of:
Conclude, verify
Rorschach test
Def: A psychologist test in which people describe the image suggested to them by a series of inkblots
