The Catcher in the Rye Vocab

Question 1

Ostracize

Answer 1

To isolate someone from a group

Question 2

Sadist

Answer 2

Someone who enjoys other peoples pain

Question 3

Exhibitionist

Answer 3

Someone who likes being the center of attention

Question 4

Monotonous

Answer 4

Repetitive and boring

Question 5

Pacifist

Answer 5

Someone who doesn’t believe in violence

Question 6

Monastary

Answer 6

A religious place where Monks or Priests live

Question 7

Suave

Answer 7

To be smooth or cool

Question 8

Nonchalant

Answer 8

To act like you don’t care

Question 9

Psychic

Answer 9

Someone who can read minds

Question 10

Bourgeois

Answer 10

Middle class, very plain and basic

Question 11

Blasé

Answer 11

Indifferent to something because you have experienced it many times before

Question 12

Clique

Answer 12

A group of friends based off of common intrests

Question 13

Sacreligious

Answer 13

Something offensive to a religion

Question 14

Putrid

Answer 14

Rotting and disgusting

Question 15

Furlough

Answer 15

A leave of absence from the military

Question 16

Inane

Answer 16

Someone who is stupid or dumb

Question 17

Halitosis

Answer 17

The scientific word for bad breath

Question 18

Pneumonia

Answer 18

A lung diesease

Question 19

Incognito

Answer 19

In disguise

Question 20

Repulsive

Answer 20

Driven away from something because you find it gross

Question 21

Pedagogical

Answer 21

The study of education

Question 22

Digression

Answer 22

The act of getting off topic

Question 23

Provocative

Answer 23

To evoke emotion

Question 24

Harrowing

Answer 24

Something that causes fear

Question 25

Reciprocal

Answer 25

To give back the same