Catcher In The Rye Vocab 1

Question 1

Hemorrhage

Answer 1

An escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

Question 2

Splendid

Answer 2

Magnificent; very impressive

Question 3

Phony

Answer 3

No genuine; fraudulent; a fraudulent person or thing

Question 4

Ostracize

Answer 4

Exclude someone from a society or group

Question 5

Grippe

Answer 5

Old fashion term for influenza

Question 6

Posture

Answer 6

The position in which someone holds their body when sitting or standing; an approach or attitude; behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead

Question 7

Privilege

Answer 7

A special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group

Question 8

Reside

Answer 8

Have one’s permanent home in a particular place; be situated; belongs by right to a person or body

Question 9

Innumerable

Answer 9

Too many to be counted

Question 10

Qualm

Answer 10

An uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, fear, especially about one’s own conduct; a misgiving

Question 11

Liable

Answer 11

Responsible by law; legally answerable; likely to do or be something; likely to experience

Question 12

Sheer

Answer 12

Nothing other that; unmitigated

Question 13

Swell

Answer 13

A gradual increase in sound, amount, and intensity; excellent, good

Question 14

Crude

Answer 14

In a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined; constructed in a makeshift way

Question 15

Rostrum

Answer 15

A raised platform in which a person stands to make a public speech, receive an award or medal, play music, or conduct an orchestra

Question 16

Compulsory

Answer 16

Required by law or a rule; obligatory; coersive

Question 17

Illiterate

Answer 17

Unable to read or write

Question 18

Peculiar

Answer 18

Strange or odd; unusual

Question 19

Hoarse

Answer 19

Sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting

Question 20

Grope

Answer 20

Feel about or search blindly or uncertainly with the hands

Question 21

Sadistic

Answer 21

Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others

Question 22

Falsetto

Answer 22

A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher that their normal

Question 23

Vise

Answer 23

A metal tool with movable jaws used to hold supplies firmly in place while work is being done

Question 24

Fiend

Answer 24

An evil spirit or demon; a wicked or cruel person

Question 25

Foil

Answer 25

Prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding