Catcher in the Rye Vocabulary – Flashcards
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monotonous
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adjective unvarying pitch, dull
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inane
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adjective silly or stupid
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rile
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verb to cause annoyance or disturb in minor ways
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checkered
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adjective marked by great changes in fortune.
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putrid
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adjective a strong, bad smell
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gripe
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verb to complain or grumble
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nauseate
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verb to come affected with nausea or to feel disgusted.
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sacreligious
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adjective pertaining to violating something religious or sacred
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suave
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adjective cool, calm, and collected, sophisticated
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chafe
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verb to annoy or irritate
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reciprocal
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adjective done or given in return, mutual
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foil
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noun a light fencing sword
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sadistic
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adjective receiving pleasure from inflicting pain on others
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spendthrift
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noun a person who spends money carelessly or wastefully
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ostracize
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verb to exclude from a group by common consent
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blase
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adjective to be bored with, or indifferent to, life
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nonchalant
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adjective without warmth or enthusiasm, not showing interest
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qualm
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noun a sudden disturbing feeling or a pang of conscience
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boisterous
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adjective noisy, unruly or rowdy
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bourgeois
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noun or adjective middle class
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digression
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noun an act or instance of wandering from the main subject in talking or writing
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harrowing
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adjective tormenting
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immaterial
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adjective unimportant under the circumstances, irrelevant
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brace
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verb to prepare someone or oneself for doing something difficult or unpleasant
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incognito
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adjective disguised, to have your identity covered
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compulsory
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adjective something that must be done
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pedagogical
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adjective the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching
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conscientious
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adjective governed by someone who knows what is right
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aggravate
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verb to make worse or more burdensome
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unscrupulous
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adjective unprincipled, no good sense of right or wrong
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rostrum
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noun any platform for public speaking
