Catcher in the Rye Vocab

Ostracize

v. To exclude; to make an outcast

Qualms

n. worries; doubtsabout one's actions or decisions.

Compulsory

adj. Required; mandatory; obligatory

Sadistic

adj. getting pleasure from causing pain

Ironical

adj. Humorously sarcastic or mocking

Exhibitionist

n. A person who behaves in ways intended to attract attention or show-off

Unscrupulous

adj. Conscienceless; unaffected by principles of right and wrong

Pacifist

n. Peace-lover; someone opposed to violence

Lavish

adj. Extravagant

Conscientious

adj. Guided by principle; careful and hard working

Unanimous

adj. In complete agreement

Incognito

adj. With concealed identity

Putrid

adj. rotten; stinking

Nonchalant

adj. casual; laid-back

Bourgeois

adj. middle-class

Blase

adj. Indifferent or bored; unimpressed

Halitosis

n. A condition of having bad smelling breath

Sacrilegious

adj. Against religion

Digression

n. Movement away from the central or main point

Provacative

adj. inciting, stimulating, irritating

Immaterial

adj. Of little importance

Suave

adj. Smoothly polite

Inane

adj. Pointless; stupid

Harrowing

adj. Extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous

Reciprocal

adj. Given or felt by each toward the other

Spendthrift

n. A person who spends too much money

Boisterous

adj. noisy, lively, and full of energy