Flowers for Algernon: Progress Reports 1-11

by Daniel Keyes
Charlie Gordon goes through an experimental treatment to increase his intelligence, with unexpected and ultimately tragic results.

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  1. apperception
    the process whereby an object is related to past experiences
    THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST. I dont know the frist 2 werds but I know what test means.
  2. consciousness
    an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself
    I just looked up the word in the dicshunery Dr Strauss gave me. SUBCONSCIOUS, adj. Of the nature of mental operations yet not present in consciousness; as, subconscious conflict of desires.
  3. outstrip
    go far ahead of
    The more intelligent you become the more problems you’ll have, Charlie. Your intellectual growth is going to outstrip your emotional growth.
  4. degenerate
    a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable
    You keep away from my kid sister, you degenerate.
  5. orthopedic
    of or relating to the treatment of bones or joints
    “But you know better,” says Gimpy, clumping over on his orthopedic boot, “so what the hell you always picking on him for?”
  6. unaccustomed
    not habituated to; unfamiliar with
    He is unaccustomed to this rare moment of success.
  7. interim
    serving during an intermediate interval of time
    We’ve predicted the pattern correctly so far. We’re justified in making an interim report.
  8. hypothesis
    a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
    If we claim too much now, our whole hypothesis will come under fire.
  9. regression
    returning to a former state
    I’m not afraid of regression any more.
  10. cynic
    someone who is critical of the motives of others
    They called each other names—opportunist, cynic, pessimist—and I found myself frightened.
  11. depraved
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
    The sudden memory shows him that his hatred is really directed at a depraved governess who had terrified him with frightening stories and left a flaw in his personality.
  12. implication
    a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
    He takes her in his arms and the implication is that all his problems have been solved.
  13. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
    Smug, pompous—I felt like hitting him too.
  14. queasy
    causing or able to cause nausea
    The more I thought about him, the worse became the queasy feeling that comes before fainting.
  15. delegation
    a group of representatives
    If you did then I’d tell them I don’t care about their delegations and their petitions, and I’d stick up for you against all of them.
Created on Fri May 30 18:45:03 EDT 2014 (updated Wed Jul 30 13:17:40 EDT 2025)

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