Catcher In The Rye Vocabulary

Question 0

Illiterate
Definition
Synonyms
Part of speech

Answer 0

Unable to read or write, display lack of knowledge
Ignorant
Adjective, noun: an illiterate person

Question 1

Conscientious
Definition
Synonym
Part of speech

Answer 1

Controlled by or done according to ones inner sense of what is right
Careful, painstaking, meticulous
adjective

Question 2

Unanimous
Definition 
Synonyms 
Part of speech 
Example

Answer 2

In agreement with 2 or more people, in complete agreement
Agreed
Noun: unanimous
“A unanimous vote”

Question 3

Pacifist
Definition 
Synonyms 
Part of speech 
Example

Answer 3

A person who is opposed to war Or to violence
Peacemaker
Noun
He was a pacifist and believed that India should become independent through non-violent actions

Question 4

Exhibitionist 
Definition 
Synonyms 
Part of speech 
Example

Answer 4

A person who behaves in ways intended to attract attention or display their power or personality
Flaunter
Noun

Question 5

Bourgeois

Answer 5

A characteristic of the middle class in reference to materialistic values 
Ex: he became increasingly bourgeois as he was promoted in the company

Question 6

Peculiar

Answer 6

Strange, odd, unusual
Belonging exclusively to
Birds are peculiar because..

Question 7

Charitable

Answer 7

Of or relating to assistance of those in need

The hospital volunteer was charitable

Question 8

Ostracizede

Answer 8

Exclude so,done from a group

Shiela was ostracized by the cool kids at school

Question 9

Nonchalant e

Answer 9

Feeling or appearing casually calm

The man tried to act nonchalant as the police officer drove by.

Question 10

Stenographer

Answer 10

A person who types what people say

You have to be a good listener and fast Tyler to be a stenographer

Question 11

Chiffonier

Answer 11

A chest of drawers

Question 12

Falsetto

Answer 12

A method of having a high pitched voice usually for men then crowd went nuts when he Sang falsetto

Question 13

Sadist

Answer 13

Someone who enjoys enforcing pain on other

The murderer is a sadist

Question 14

Putrid

Answer 14

Decaying rotting emitting bad smell

The dead skunk smelled putrid

Question 15

Pedagogical

Answer 15

Of or relating to teachg or education

The learning approach was pedagogical

Question 16

Blasé

Answer 16

Unimpressed or indifferent to somehtinbecuae you have exprorienced it so often
After going on 20 cruises I a, blasé about them

Question 17

Qualms

Answer 17

An unease feeling doubt or worry

She had a qualm about the English test

Question 18

Incognito

Answer 18

Having ones identity concealed

The ninja was incognito

Question 19

Precision

Answer 19

Quality condition accuracy

She cut the paper with precision

Question 20

Atheist

Answer 20

Someone who doesn’t believe in god

Question 21

Cliques

Answer 21

Small group of people wit shred interest

Question 22

Psychoanalysis

Answer 22

A system of psychological therapy that aims to treat mental disorders by investigatin the interactin of conscious And unconscious elements in the mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts into conscious mind by techniques such as dream interpretation
Psychoanalysis is used widely in mental hospitals

Question 23

Benefit

Answer 23

An advantage or profit gained

She bought the tv wight the benefit of a discount

Question 24

Furlough

Answer 24

Leave of absence especially granted to a member of the armed forces
The soldier was on furlough

Question 25

Reciprocal

Answer 25

Given of done in return
An agreement binding each of the two parties equally
The company has reciprocal obligations and duties.

Question 26

Burlesque

Answer 26

An absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something

The funniest burlesque of the oper

Question 27

Grools

Answer 27

A way of describing female. The 2 grools really had hysterics

Question 28

Halitosis

Answer 28

Technical term for bad breath