This document provides a vocabulary list of 60 words found in the novel The Catcher in the Rye. The list includes the word, part of speech, and definition. Some of the words include phony, hemorrhage, ostracize, compulsory, sadistic, pacifist, unanimous, incognito, and halitosis. The list covers a variety of topics from emotions and states of being to locations and social classes.
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Vocabulary guide for working with The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger
This document provides a vocabulary list of 60 words found in the novel The Catcher in the Rye. The list includes the word, part of speech, and definition. Some of the words include phony, hemorrhage, ostracize, compulsory, sadistic, pacifist, unanimous, incognito, and halitosis. The list covers a variety of topics from emotions and states of being to locations and social classes.
This document provides a vocabulary list of 60 words found in the novel The Catcher in the Rye. The list includes the word, part of speech, and definition. Some of the words include phony, hemorrhage, ostracize, compulsory, sadistic, pacifist, unanimous, incognito, and halitosis. The list covers a variety of topics from emotions and states of being to locations and social classes.
2. hemorrhage (n., v.) a great loss of blood; to lose a great amount of blood 3. ostracize (v.) to exclude; to make an outcast 4. qualms (n.) worries; doubts 5. compulsory (adj.) required; mandatory; obligatory 6. groping (v.) to feel with the hands; to search blindly or unknowingly 7. sadistic (adj.) getting pleasure from causing pain 8. ironical (adj.) humorously sarcastic or mocking 9. exhibitionist (n.) a person who behaves in ways intended to attract attention or show-off 10. unscrupulous (adj.) conscienceless; unaffected by principles of right and wrong 11. pacifist (n.) peace-lover; someone opposed to violence 12. lavish (adj.) extravagant 13. conscientious (adj.) guided by principle; careful and hardworking 14. unanimous (adj.) in complete agreement 15. incognito (adj.) with concealed identity 16. putrid (adj.) rotten; stinking 17. intimately (adv.) in a close, personal manner 18. humble (adj.) modest; not arrogant; not cocky 19. capacity (n.) the ability to receive or contain; the ability to perform 20. nonchalant (adj.) casual; laid-back 21. atheist (n.) one who does not believe in God 22. bourgeois (adj.) middle-class 23. blas (adj.) indifferent or bored; unimpressed 24. raspy (adj.) harsh; rough; grating 25. inferiority (n.) the quality of being less than another 26. louse (n.) singular of lice; (slang) a good-for-nothing person 27. aristocratic (adj.) having the manners, values, or qualities associated with the ruling class or nobility 28. boisterous (adj.) noisily jolly or rowdy 29. sophisticated (adj.) a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc. altered by education and experience so as to be worldly and wise 30. halitosis (n.) a condition of having bad smelling breath
The Catcher in the Rye Vocabulary List
31. enlightening (adj.) tending to increase knowledge 32. fiend (n.) a person who is extremely interested in or obsessed with something 33. sacrilegious (adj.) against religion 34. spontaneous (adj.) unplanned 35. digression (n.) movement away from the central or main point 36. pedagogical (adj.) related to teaching 37. provocative (adj.) inciting, stimulating, irritating 38. stimulate (v.) to excite or energize 39. innumerable (adj.) countless 40. scrawny (adj.) thin 41. swanky (adj.) glamorous; high-class; upscale; ritzy 42. falsetto (adj.) high voice 43. gore (n.) blood 44. tiff (n.) argument; disagreement 45. pervert (n., v.) a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior; to corrupt or damage 46. psychic (adj.) sensitive to influences or forces of a nonphysical or supernatural nature 47. putrid (adj.) of very low quality; rotten 48. verification (n.) confirmation 49. immaterial (adj.) of little importance 50. suave (adj.) smoothly polite 51. sterling (adj.) extremely fine 52. chteau (n.) large country house 53. cliques (n.) exclusive groups 54. seductive (adj.) tempting, attractive or charming 55. inane (adj.) pointless 56. foyer (n.) a lobby or entry hall 57. harrowing (adj.) extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous 58. reciprocal (adj.) given or felt by each toward the other 59. infinitely (adv.) endlessly 60. scraggy (adj.) messy; untidy