Catcher in the Rye Vocab Quiz

Jocular/Jocund

Cheerful, humorous, or playful

Prosaic

Dull, ordinary, or lacking imagination

Pedantic

Excessively concerned with minor details or rules; "show-offy" with knowledge

Syntax

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences.

Droll

Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.

Fiend

A person or thing that causes mischief; or someone obsessed with something.

Parochial

Having a limited or narrow outlook; provincial

Astute

Having an ability to accurately assess situations or people

Despotic

Tyrannical; exercising absolute power in a cruel way.

Pragmatic

Dealing with things sensibly and realistically

Blithe

Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.

Fastidious

Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail; picky

Elucidate

To make something clear; to explain.

Cogent

Clear, logical, and convincing (of an argument).

Florid

Elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated