Catcher in the rye VOCAB

Question 1

Hemorrhage

Answer 1

A busted blood vessel (from anger)

Question 2

Ostracized

Answer 2

Excluded; outcasted

Question 3

Qualms

Answer 3

Doubt or uncertainty about if you are doing the right thing; concerns/question

Question 4

Compulsory

Answer 4

Mandatory

Question 5

Groping

Answer 5

Reaching blindly

Question 6

Sadistic

Answer 6

Takes pleasure in inflicting humiliation or pain on others

Question 7

Ironical

Answer 7

Opposite from the result you would expect

Question 8

Exhibitionist

Answer 8

Someone who tries to attract attention to themselves by their behavior

Question 9

Athiest

Answer 9

Doesn’t believe in a god

Question 10

Blasé

Answer 10

Indifferent or bored; unimpressed

Question 11

Raspy

Answer 11

Horse or harsh sounding

Question 12

Louse

Answer 12

A good for nothing person

Question 13

Halitosis

Answer 13

Bad breath condition

Question 14

Enlightening

Answer 14

To give someone a greater understanding or knowledge about a subject or situation

Question 15

Scraggy

Answer 15

Skinny; Bony; Mallnourished

Question 16

Pedagogy

Answer 16

The method or practice of teaching; The method of how teachers teach

Question 17

Swanky

Answer 17

Glamorous; high-class; upscale; ritzy

Question 18

Tiff

Answer 18

Small argument/disagreement

Question 19

Putrid

Answer 19

Rotting/decaying; emitting a fetid smell

Question 20

Sterling

Answer 20

Extremely fine; fancy

Question 21

Inane

Answer 21

Silly; stupid

Question 22

Cliques

Answer 22

Groups

Question 23

Harrowing

Answer 23

Causing acute distress

Question 24

Aristocratic

Answer 24

Of a high class or from a rich family or royalty; Royalty; Rothschild

Question 25

Boisterous

Answer 25

Rowdy

Question 26

Bitter

Answer 26

(Of people or their feelings or behavior) angry, hurt, or resentful because of one’s bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment

Question 27

Furlough

Answer 27

On temporary unpayed layoff

Question 28

Digress

Answer 28

To be off topic (in literature or film)

Question 29

Humility

Answer 29

Humbleness; modesty

Question 30

Casual

Answer 30

Relaxed; not fancy; not important

Question 31

Provocative

Answer 31

Meant to intentionally offend and cause anger

Question 32

Reciprocal

Answer 32

Done in return (ex: Given that I just crossed him and broke his ankles and then made the shot in his face, I expect him to try to do something in reciprocal)

Question 33

Bawl

Answer 33

To cry loudly and annoyingly