Flowers for Algernon Bellwork Week 2

Monday, August 29 1 Write the definitions. 1. Subconscious (adj) present in the mind without awareness of it. 2. Feeble (adj) physically or mentally weak. 3. Neurosurgeon (n) doctors who study and operate on the brain. 4. Opportunist (n) someone who takes advantage of every opportunity, regardless of the consequences. 5. Conjunction- a word that connects together a phrase or clause in a sentence, like for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Tuesday, August 30 1 Write the definitions: 6. Refute- (v) to prove that something is false or incorrect. 7. Equivalent- (adj) a description to show something is the same or equal 8. Regression- (n) a return to an earlier or less developed stage 9. Shrew- (n) a bad tempered nagging woman 10. Petition-(n, v) a formal request presented to authority or to make or present a formal request to (an authority) with respect to a particular cause.

Wednesday August 31 Write out the set of synonyms and the vocabulary word that completes the set. 1. Disprove, Contest, Rebut, _______________ 2. Reversion, Relapse, Deterioration, _______________ 3. Corresponding, Comparable, Same, _____________

Thursday, Sept. 1 Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word. 1. Dr. Nemur said that Dr. Strauss was nothing but an _____________ who was trying to ride his coattails to glory. 2. Some thought Dr. Nemur had a _______ of a wife who was pushing him all the time to work. 3. The workers at the factory signed a ____________ requesting Charlie to be fired.

Friday, Sept. 4 1 Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word. 1. Learning and understanding can be hard for a ___________-minded person. 2. Charlie is not aware of the thoughts and feelings in the _______________ part of his mind. 3. Dr. Strauss said that someday thousands of ___________ might be using his technique all over the world.