Flashcards: Vocab: Catcher in the Rye
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berniebrug1 on February 8, 2010
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Holton Class of 2013, Holton 8th Grade, Strawberry and Kiwi Club, HAS History 8, Hughes, Dillion, Cutts
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ostracized | to banish from society |
| sarcastic | scornfully severe |
| chiffonier | a narrow high chest of drawers |
| falsetto | a male voice in an upper register beyond its normal range |
| ironical | poignantly contrary to what was expected or intended |
| viselike | clamped as in a vice (a clamping device) |
| rile | to stir anger |
| fiend | one who is completely obsessed with a given job or pastime |
| monotonous | spoken in an unvarying tone; repetitious/ lacking in variety |
| halitosis | the condition of having stale or foul- smelling breath |
| unscrupulous | oblivious of what is right or honorable |
| pacifist | someone opposed to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes |
| lavish | giving; produced with extravagance |
| conscientious | principled, thorough |
| unanimous | being in complete harmony or accord |
| incognito | with one's identity disguised or concealed |
| suave | smoothly agreeable and courteous |
| putrid | decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten |
| nonchalent | seeming to be coolly unconcerned or indifferent |
| spendthrift | one who spends money wastefully |
| bourgeois | a person belonging to the middle class |
| blase | uninterested becuase of frequent exposure or indulgence; nonchalant; very sophisticated |
| rave | to speak irrationally; rage |
| enlightening | to give spiritual or intellectual insight to; to give information to |
| sacrilegious | disrespectful toward what is held sacred |
| boisterous | loud, noisy, and lacking in discipline |
| economizing | to practice economy, as by avoiding waste |
| digressions | to turn aside, stray |
| provocative | tending to provoke or stimulate, exciting sexual desire |
| humility | the quality or condition of being humble |
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