Catcher in the Rye vocab

Question 1

ostracized

Answer 1

banish from society or group

Question 2

qualms

Answer 2

an uneasy feeling; doubt; worry

Question 3

unscrupulous

Answer 3

lacking moral principles

Question 4

hospitality

Answer 4

the friendly reception and entertainment of guests

Question 5

conscientious

Answer 5

careful; honest; faithful; wishing to do what is right

Question 6

lagoon

Answer 6

a small stretch of salt water separated from the sea

Question 7

incognito

Answer 7

having or having ones true identity concealed

Question 8

ironic

Answer 8

coincidental; unecpected

Question 9

moron

Answer 9

a stupid person

Question 10

cliques

Answer 10

a small group of people with shared interests who do not let other people join them

Question 11

putrid

Answer 11

decaying or rotting and emitting a bad smell

Question 12

furlough

Answer 12

suspension of a worker on account of economic conditions

Question 13

perverse

Answer 13

wayward; corrupt; showing a desire to behave in an unacceptable way

Question 14

aristocratic

Answer 14

socailly exclusive; belonging to

Question 15

trend

Answer 15

a general direction in which something is developing or changing

Question 16

inane

Answer 16

silly; stupid; empty; lacking substance

Question 17

boisterous

Answer 17

noisy; ennergetic; cheerful; rowdy

Question 18

spontaneous

Answer 18

performed as a result of a sudden impulse; without premeditation

Question 19

digression

Answer 19

distraction from the main subject in speech or writing

Question 20

pedagogical

Answer 20

relating to teaching