Flowers For Algernon Vocabulary Flashcards
Refute
Word forms:
Refuted
He refutes
Is refuting
Def: to prove wrong using evidence
Ex: “No you’re wrong because…”
Opposite of:
Agree
Regression
Word forms:
Is regressing
Regressed
Def: return to an earlier or less advance condition
Ex: “acting like a baby again”
Opposite of:
Evolution
Progression
Verified
Word forms:
He verified
Is verifying
Def: confirmed, proven correct
Ex: “checking answers on a math test.”
Opposite of:
He verified
Is verifying
Deterioration
Word forms:
To deteriorate
Is deteriorating
Deteriorated
Def: worsening or decline
Ex: Alzheimer’s disease
Opposite of:
Improvement
Hypothesis
Word forms:
To hypothesize
Def: theory to be proven
Ex: “I think this…”
Opposite of:
Conclude
Verified
Rorschach test
Def: a psychological test in which people describe the image suggested to them by a series of inkblots
Ex: “The Rorschach test through the decades”
