The Catcher in the Rye Vocabulary Chapters 1-6 Flashcards

1
Q

Touchy

A

Oversensitive and Irritable

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2
Q

Fencing

A

the sport of fighting with swords

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3
Q

Ostracized

A

to exclude from a society or group

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4
Q

Ironical

A

is characterizing by or constituting any kind of irony

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5
Q

Phony

A

not genuine

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6
Q

Chiffonier

A

a tall chest with drawers and usually a mirror on top (dresser)

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7
Q

Innumerable

A

too many to be counted

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8
Q

Qualms

A

uneasy feels worried, or has doubt

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9
Q

Sheer

A

nothing other than

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10
Q

Sadist

A

a person who deserves pleasure

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11
Q

Compostion

A

makeup, foundation, constitution

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12
Q

Suspense

A

a state of feeling excited or anxious

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13
Q

Exhibitionist

A

a person who behaves in an extravagant way in order to get attention

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14
Q

Unscrupulous

A

having or showing no moral principles

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15
Q

Solitary

A

done or existing alone

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16
Q

Gore

A

blood that has been shed

17
Q

Pacifist

A

a person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable