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Flowers for algernon By Daniel keyes

Flowers for algernon By Daniel keyes. Vocabulary. Deceive. Deceive. To make someone believe what is not true The criminal pretended to be a policeman to deceive the detectives. Refute. Refute. To give evidence to prove a statement false He presented facts the lawyer could not refute.

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Flowers for algernon By Daniel keyes

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  1. Flowers for algernonBy Daniel keyes Vocabulary

  2. Deceive

  3. Deceive • To make someone believe what is not true • The criminal pretended to be a policeman to deceive the detectives.

  4. Refute

  5. Refute • To give evidence to prove a statement false • He presented facts the lawyer could not refute.

  6. Intellectual

  7. Intellectual • Relating to the ability to think and understand ideas and information • She preferred intellectual activities to physical activities; her favorite pass-time was playing chess.

  8. Naïveté

  9. Naïveté • The state of being simple or child like; gullible • The young businessman’s naïveté about money matters led to bankruptcy

  10. Deterioration

  11. Deterioration • The process of braking down or becoming worse • Efforts to prevent further deterioration failed, and the condition of the roof worsened.

  12. Introspective

  13. Introspective • Thoughtful; inward-looking • Introspective people often keep journals of their thoughts and experiences.

  14. Infer

  15. Infer • To arrive at as a conclusion based on given facts

  16. Point of View

  17. Point of View • The perspective from which a story is told • First-Person POV- presents the story from the perspective of a character in the story. The narrator uses the pronouns I, me, and my. • Third-person POV- tells the story from the perspective of a narrator outside the story • Third-person omniscient • Third-person limited • Third-person objective

  18. Characterization

  19. Characterization • Writers use what the character thinks, says, and does to reveal that particular character’s personality • It can show: • Character’s traits—qualities, attitudes, and values • Character’s motives— reasons for actions

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