Catcher In the Rye

Question 1

Recuperate

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(Verb) to recover, either from illness or to take something that was lost

Question 2

Sadistic

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(Adj) deriving pleasure from other people’s pain

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Nonchalant

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(Adj) feeling, seeming, or acting calm. Not showing anxiety, interestt, or enthusiasm

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Putrid

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(Adj) in a foul state of decay. Smelling foul

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Rostrum

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(Noun) a podium or platform used for public speaking

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Aggravate

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(Verb) to exacerbate, make worse or annoy

Question 7

Pacifist

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(Noun) a person who prefers nonviolent means of conflict resolution

Question 8

Qualm

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(Noun) an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry or fear

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Suave

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(Adj) (a man) charming, confident, elegant. Very smooth and trying to please

Question 10

Stance

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(Noun) a position, either a physical one or an opinion

Question 11

Gripe

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(Noun) a complaint (verb) to complain

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Burlesque

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(Noun) a provocative dance show that vulgarizes high class art

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Foil

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(Verb) to thwart the success of a plan

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Monotonous

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(Adj) in a singular tone of voice, boring, lacking variety

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Crude

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(Adj) crass and inappropriate. Raw, unpolished

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Phony

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(Adj) fake one insincere. Not genuine

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Inane

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(Adj) vapid or silly. Foolish and lacking sense

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Harrowing

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(Adj) distressing in a chilling, disturbing way. Spooky

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Hemorrhage

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(Noun) an internal bleed. Or a profuse rushing out of liquid (verb) to rush out quickly

Question 20

Compulsory

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(Adj) mandatory

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Groping

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(Verb) feeling out for something

Question 22

Exhibitionist

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(Noun) someone who enjoys attention

Question 23

Unscrupulous

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(Adj) unprincipled

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Lavish

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(Adj) excessive or superfluous. Having or giving too much, especially in decoration or money

Question 25

Conscientious

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(Adj) following a conscience or moral principles

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Bourgeois

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(Adj) relating to the middle class

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Blasé

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(Adj) unimpressed or indifferent to something because you’ve seen it before. Intentionally seeming or looking to cool for school

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Louse

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(Noun) singular of lice. Also a contemptible or unethical person. A scumbag or slimeball

Question 29

Aristocratic

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(Adj) characteristics of the elite, upper class or nobility

Question 30

Boisterous

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(Adj) having too much energy, rowdy

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Sophisticated

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(Adj) having or understanding nuance and complexity. Having a great deal of worthy knowledge, especially about art, fashion, or culture

Question 32

Halitosis

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(Noun) the condition of having bad breath

Question 33

Sacrilegious

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(Adj) causing offense to a religion or people of that religion

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Fiend

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(Noun) a wicked or cruel or evil person

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Digression

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(Noun) a tangent from the main topic

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Pedagogy

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(Noun) the study or principles of teaching

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Provocative

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(Adj) intending to provoke a reaction in someone

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Scrawny

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(Adj) skinny or thin

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Swanky

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(Adj) stylishly luxurious and expensive, classy

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Falsetto

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(Noun) a voice (esp a male) that unnaturally or unusually high pitched

Question 41

Gore

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(Noun) blood, violence, and bloodshed

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Tiff

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(Noun) a small argument or fight between lovers

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Spontaneous

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(Adj) stemming from lack of forethought. Impulsive.

Question 44

Ostracize

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(Verb) to shun or exclude from a group or society