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Catcher in the Rye Vocabulary
Catcher Vocab
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English
11th Grade
01/13/2011

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Ostracize
Definition
to exclude from a group
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Grippe
Definition
influenza
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Chiffonier
Definition
a narrow, high chest of drawers
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Qualm
Definition
an uneasy feeling about something; a misgiving
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Rostrum
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an elevated platform for public speaking
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Compulsory
Definition
required
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Sadistic
Definition
deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on another
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Falsetto
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above the normal voice range; artificially high
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Rile
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to stir to anger
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Galoshes
Definition
waterproof overshoes wore especially in snow or slush
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Psychoanalyze
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to subject to psychological evaluation
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Halitosis
Definition
bad breath
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Unscrupulous
Definition
Unprincipled; lacking honesty
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Snow
Definition
to overwhelm with insincere talk
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Hysterical
Definition
characterized by excessive or uncontrollable emotion
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Conscientious
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principled
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Incognito
Definition
with one's identity disguised
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Burlesque
Definition
a variety show characterized by broad comedy, dancing, and striptease
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Putrid
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extremely objectionable
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Rake
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an immoral or dissolute person
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Bourgeois
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middle-class; consumed with respectability and material values
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Blasé
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unconcerned; nonchalant
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Sacrilegious
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irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
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Furlough
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a leave of absence or vacation especially for military
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Digression
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an instance of deviating from the main subject
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Pedagogical
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of or relating to teaching
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Harrowing
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extremely distressing
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Stenographer
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one employed to take dictation
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Reciprocal
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mutually corresponding
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Affected
Definition
assumed or simulated to impress others
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