The Catcher in the Rye--Honors

Abhorrent

causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome: an abhorrent deed; utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict (usually followed by to ): abhorrent to reason; feeling extreme repugnance or aversion

ambivalence

uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by the inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things.

Blasé

indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.

bourgeois

a member of the middle class; a person whose political, economic, and social opinions are believed to be determined mainly by concern for property values and conventional respectability.

caprice

a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather; a tendency to change one's mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality

contrite

caused by or showing sincere remorse; filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent

digress

to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument

falsetto

unnaturally or artificially high-pitched voice or register, especially in a man; a person, especially a man, who sings with such a voice.

impertinent

intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil: a brash, impertinent youth. 2. not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant:

liable

legally responsible: You are liable for the damage caused by your action; subject or susceptible

obsequious

characterized by or showing servile compliance or deference, subservience, groveling; fawning: an obsequious bow. servilely compliant or deferential: obsequious servants; obedient; dutiful

putrid

in a state of foul decay or decomposition, as animal or vegetable matter; rotten. of, pertaining to, or attended by putrefaction; having the odor of decaying flesh. thoroughly corrupt, depraved, or evil; of very low quality

qualms

an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction: He has no qualms about lying. a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness; misgiving: a sudden qualm about the success of the venture.

tact

a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations. a keen sense of what is appropriate, tasteful, or aesthetically pleasing; taste; discrimination

burlesque

an artistic composition, especially literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity; any ludicrous parody or grotesque caricature.

Canast

card game

chiffonier

a high chest of drawers or bureau, often having a mirror on top. a low bookcase of the English Regency, with grille doors or doorless. a shallow, tall, open piece of furniture, of the 18th century, having shelves for the display of China.

Gladstone

suitcases

half-gainer

a type of dive

hounds tooth

pattern

Jitterbug

fast-moving dance popular during the 1940s and 50s

pedagogical—Pedagogy

the function or work of a teacher; teaching; the art or science of teaching; education; instructional methods.

rostrum

any platform, stage, or the like, for public speaking. pulpit. \admonish to caution, advise, or counsel against something; to reprove or scold, especially in a mild and good-willed manner

cynical

distrusting or disparaging the motives of others; like or characteristic of a cynic; showing contempt for accepted standards of honesty or morality by one's actions, especially by actions that exploit the scruples of others

insular

of or pertaining to an island or islands: insular possessions. dwelling or situated on an island; forming an island: insular rocks. detached; standing alone; isolated.

provocative

tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing

tiff

a slight or petty quarrel. 2. a slight fit of annoyance, bad mood, or the like

nonchalant

coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual

incognito

having one's identity concealed, as under an assumed name, especially to avoid notice or formal attentions.

stultify

to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous; 2 to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, especially by degrading or frustrating means: Menial work can stultify the mind.

harrowing

extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.

unscrupulous

unrestrained by scruples—principles, morals, ethics; conscienceless; unprincipled. not scrupulous

feckless

ineffective; incompetent; futile: feckless attempts to repair the plumbing. having no sense of responsibility; indifferent; lazy.

inane

lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly; void of meaning or importance: inane questions.

halitosis

bad breath

galoshes

a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.

beret

a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center.

clavichord

an early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings.