Catcher in the Rye Vocab #1

autobiography

(n) history of a person’s life written by that person

phony

(n) someone or something that is fake; an insincere person

(adj) fake, false, not authentic, insincere, deceitful

grippe

(n) flu, influenza

innumerable

(adj) very numerous, incapable of being counted; countless

falsetto

(n) an unnaturally high pitched voice or register; a person who sings in such a voice

(adj) artificially high; above the normal voice range

hemorrhage

(n) a profuse discharge of blood; bleeding as from a ruptured blood vessel

(v) to bleed profusely

halitosis

(n) having bad breath; condition of having offensive smelling breath

muffler

(n) device for deadening or reducing sound/noise; scarf

ostracize

(v) to exclude from society, friendship, group, etc; banish, exile

aggravate

(v) to annoy, irritate, exasperate; to make worse or move severe

unscrupulous

(adj) without conscience, immoral; unprincipled

rostrum

(n) any raised platform or stage for public speaking or performance; podium

sadist

(n) person who derives pleasure from being cruel or inflicting pain

conceited

(adj) having an excessively favorable opinion of one’s ability, appearance, etc; big-headed

exhibitionist

(n) person who behaves in ways intended to attract attention; a show off

chiffonier

(n) high chest of drawers or bureau often with a mirror on top

lagoon

(n) area of shallow water separated by the sea by sand or reefs

annex

(n) subsidary building or addition to building

(v) to attach to something larger; to incorporate into the domain of a city, country, etc

galoshes

(n) waterproof overshoes

qualm

(n) an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience; apprehension about a course of action; a misgiving