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Catcher Vocab.
Vocabulary Words for Catcher in the Rye
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9th Grade
10/25/2007

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ARISTOCRATIC
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adjective: beloning to the upper class
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ATHEIST
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noun: not believe in God or gods
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BLASÉ
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adjective: nonchalant; having done something so much you're bored by it; no opinion
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BOISTEROUS
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adjective: loud; noisey
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BOURGEOIS
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adjective: 1) belonging to the middle class 2) snotty or snobby; acting better than others
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CAPACITY
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noun: 1) the ability to hold 2) the maximum amount that can be contained
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COMPULSORY
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adjective: mandatory; obligatory; something you have to do
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CONSCIETIOUS
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adjective: honest; honoroable
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DIGRESSES
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verb: to get off the main topic in speaking or writing
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EHIBITIONIST
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noun: a show off; someone who likes to be the center of attention
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EXPEL
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verb: to kick out; to force out
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GROPING
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verb: to reach about uncertainly
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HALITOSIS
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noun: the condition of having bad breath
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HEMORRHAGES
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noun: 1) excessive bleeding 2) bursting of blood vessels
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HUMBLE
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adjective: modest; not likely to brag
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INCOGNITO
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adverb: in disguise, so as not to be reconized
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INFERIORITY
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noun: feelings of being less than somebody else
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LAVISH
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adjective: extravagant; fancy (syn. of SWANKY)
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LOUSE
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noun: low life; jerk
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NONCHALANT
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adjective: not having an opinion; not caring
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OSTRACIZED
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verb: to be excluded from a social group; shunned
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PACIFIST
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noun: not believing in violence or war
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PEDAGOGICAL
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adjective: teacher like
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PUTRID
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adjective: foul smelling or rotten
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QUALMS
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noun: doubts; the feelings of having doubt
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RASPY
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adjecctive: harsh sounding; scratchy
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SADISTIC
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adjective: enjoying other people's pain
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STENOGRAPHER
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noun: someone skilled at shorthand
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SWANKY
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adjective: extravagant; fancy (syn. of LAVISH)
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UNANIMOUS
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adjective: being ing complete agreement
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UNSCRUPULOUS
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adjective: having no morals; not doing what it right
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