Selected vocabulary terms Refute The verb refute is to prove that something is wrong When the kids youre babysitting swear they brushed their teeth you can refute their claim by presenting the dry toothbrushes ID: 630447
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“Flowers
for
Algernon”
Selected vocabulary termsSlide3
Refute
The verb
refute
is to prove that something is wrong. When the kids you're babysitting swear they brushed their teeth, you can
refute
their claim by presenting the dry toothbrushes.Slide4
Invariably
Invariably describes things that don't change and never vary — they're predictable. Many people
invariably
start
each morning with a hot cup of coffee.Slide5
Regression
When you experience
regression
, you "go back" in some way. If you've been trying to break your sugar habit but one day eat several pieces of cake, that's
regression
.Slide6
Verify
When you
verify
something, you show that it's true. Do you have a photograph to
verify
your claim that there's a dinosaur in your backyard?Slide7
obscure
If
something is
obscure
, it's vague and hard to see. Be careful if you're driving in heavy rain — the painted lines can be
obscure
.Slide8
deterioration
If something is in a state
of deterioration
, it's getting worse. A crumbling old house with a caved-in roof and foot-tall weeds growing through the deck is going
through
deterioration
.Slide9
hypothesis
In science, a
hypothesis
is an idea or explanation that you then test through study and experimentation. Outside science, a theory or guess can also be called a
hypothesis
.Slide10
introspective
Someone who is
introspective
spends considerable time examining his own thoughts and feelings. If you take to your diary after an unhappy break-up, you are being
introspective
.Slide11
naiveté
If you suggest that world peace could be achieved by handing out cookies in warring nations, you would be revealing a certain amount of
naiveté.
This is a lack of wisdom and sophistication.Slide12
simultaneously
Use the adverb simultaneously to describe actions that occur at the same time. You are reading this sentence and
simultaneously
learning a new word!Slide13
incredulously
If you do something
incredulously,
you're doing it in a doubting or disbelieving way. If you look at someone
incredulously
, you can't believe what they're saying or doing.Slide14
tangible
When you can touch something,
it's tangible
: "I need
tangible
proof that aliens exist — I want to shake their little green hands!"