The Catcher in the Rye Vocab Howard County

Blase

unimpressed due to a feeling that one has already expierenced it or expierenced it better

Bourgeois

social middle class / fancy

Compulosry

required

Conceited

having an exaggerated opinion of oneself

Conscientious

done in accordance to ones conscoius

Curmudgeon

irratble or ill tempered person

Furlough

leave or absences / temporary dismissal of employee

Galosh

a high topped waterproof shoe

Inane

no meaning, silly, ridiculous

Incognito

disguise

Lavish

abundant or expesnive / to expend or give abundantlyl

Misanthrope

someone who hates or mistrusts humanity

Ostracize

to exclude or shun someone from a group/community/society

Putrid

harnessing rot or decomposition, exceptionally bad or offensive

Qualm

a feeling of guilt, doubt, or misgiving

Rostrum

a raised platform or stage where a person stands to address an audience, receive an award, or conduct an orchestra

Sadistic

deriving pleasure from inflicting plain, suffering

Unscrupulous

lacking concern for honesty, fairness

Glower

to store w/ anger or displeasure

Capricious

sudden changes of mood/behavior, impulsive; unpredictable