Catcher in the Rye Vocabulary List

Vocabulary flashcards generated from the Catcher in the Rye Vocabulary List.

ostracize

To exclude; to make an outcast

qualms

Worries; doubts

compulsory

Required; mandatory; obligatory

sadistic

Getting pleasure from causing pain

ironical

Humorously sarcastic or mocking

exhibitionist

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

unscrupulous

Conscienceless; unaffected by principles of right and wrong

pacifist

Peace-lover; someone opposed to violence

lavish

Extravagant

conscientious

Guided by principle; careful and hardworking

unanimous

In complete agreement

incognito

With concealed identity

putrid

Rotten; stinking

nonchalant

Casual; laid-back

bourgeois

Middle-class

blasé

Indifferent or bored; unimpressed

halitosis

A condition of having bad smelling breath

sacrilegious

Against religion

digression

Movement away from the central or main point

provocative

Inciting, stimulating, irritating

immaterial

Of little importance

suave

Smoothly polite

inane

Pointless; stupid

harrowing

Extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous

reciprocal

Given or felt by each toward the other

spendthrift

A person who spends too much money

boisterous

Noisy, lively, and full of energy.