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Flowers for Algernon part I & II
Vocabulary from part one of abbreviated story (from Holt text)
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English
8th Grade
10/15/2012

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misled (mis-led)
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verb - fooled; led to believe somthing wrong
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tangible (tan-gi-ble)
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adj - capable of being seen or felt
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refute (re-fute)
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verb - prove wrong using evidence
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invariably (in-va-ri-ab-ly)
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adverd - always
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regression (re-gres-sion)
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noun - return to an earlier or less advanced condition
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verified (ver-i-fied)
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verb - confirmed
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obscure (ob-scure)
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verb - hide
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deterioration (de-ter-i-or-a-tion)
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adjective - worsening; decline.
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hypothesis (hy-poth-e-sis)
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noun - theory to be proved
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introspective (in-tro-spec-tive)
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adjective - looing inward
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contribution (con-trib-u-tion)
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(Noun) The part played by a person or thing in bringing about a result or helping something to advance.
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Shrew (shrew)
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(Noun) A bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman.
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acquired (Ac-quir-ed)
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(Verb) Obtain or develop
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petition (pet-i-tion)
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(Noun) A formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority with respect to a particular cause.
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impaired (im-pair-ed)
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(Adjective) Weakened or diminished
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justified (jus-ti-fied)
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(Adjective) done for a good or legitimate reason
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equivalent (e-quiv-a-lent)
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(Adjective) equal in value
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technique (tech-nique)
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(Noun) A way of carrying out a particular task
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ignorance (ig-no-rance)
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(Noun) lack of knowledge
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amnesia (am-ne-sia)
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(noun) A partial or total loss of memory.
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