The Catcher in the Rye Flashcards
1
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qualms
A
worries, concerns
2
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liable
A
likely, tending to
3
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compulsory
A
required
4
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rile
A
irritate, annoy
5
Q
unscrupulous
A
morally untrustworthy
6
Q
lavish
A
profuse, extravagant
7
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conscientious
A
diligent, meticulous
8
Q
incognito
A
disguised
9
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putrid
A
disgusting
10
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immaterial
A
irrelevant
11
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nonchalant
A
uninvolved
12
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suave
A
gentlemanly in a very “cool” way
13
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premature
A
before its time
14
Q
bourgeois
A
relating to the middle class
15
Q
blase
A
nonchalant
16
Q
cliques
A
small, exclusive groupings
17
Q
sacrilegious
A
blasphemous, disrespectful
18
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inane
A
absurd, ridiculously silly
19
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boisterous
A
noisy, garrulous, talkative
20
Q
repulsive
A
revolting, putrid
21
Q
digress
A
to go off the subject
22
Q
provocative
A
sexually suggestive, immoral
23
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harrowing
A
horrifying, traumatic
24
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reciprocal
A
mutual
25
ostracized
excluded from a social group
