1st marking period Mehar Guleria Ms. McGuffin 10/29/14
Prerogative: n; an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like. “It is the prerogative of national governments.” (English Class)
Tangible: adj; capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial. “The characters were as tangible as all of us standing in this room.” (Flowers for Algernon)
Inferior: adj; lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to)” Still, the Design argument is a good sample of a proof by means of the inferior method. (Flowers for Algernon)
Refute: v; to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge. “The course of human history is regarded by those writers who are most concerned to refute Judaism as a progressive divine education. (Flowers for Algernon)
Invariable: adj; not variable; not changing or capable of being changed; static or constant. “The local vehicles that passed him invariable gave him a wave and a wide berth.” (Flowers for Algernon)
Vacuous: adj; without contents; empty. “The vacuous air.” (Flowers for Algernon)
Regression: n; the act of going back to a previous place or state; return or reversion. “He controlled his equipment; no one else knew how and you can't do your regression thing without it and him. (Flowers for Algernon)
Glandular: adj; consisting of, containing, or bearing glands. “It may also be glandular in places.” (Flowers for Algernon)
Cosmopolite: n; a person who is cosmopolitan in his or her ideas, life, etc.; citizen of the world, or an animal or plant of worldwide distribution. “He fancied himself as a bit polished, a cosmopolite who happened to be stranded in a backwoods village. (The Most Dangerous Game)
Linguistic: adj; of or belonging to language. “Linguistic change” (Multiple Intelligences)
Spatial: adj; of or pertaining to space. “Dear believes that the region's spatial arrangements reveal something of its social ones.” (Multiple Intelligences)
Kinesthesia: n; the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense. “Scientists believe that bats have a well-developed kinesthetic sense.” (Multiple Intelligences)
Naturalistic: adj; imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings. “It was this tradition, not new but novel, which evolved into the present naturalistic method of acting.” (Multiple Intelligences)
Interpersonal: adj; of or pertaining to the relations between persons. “The worse thing about phone interviews is that they focus so much on behavioral questions and interpersonal work place scenarios.” (Multiple Intelligences)
Analytical: adj; pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic). “The amazing evolution of analytical technologies: first microscopes, then magnetic resonance imaging, and now parasites.” (The Most Dangerous Game)
Neuroplasticity: n; the capacity