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catcher vocab
Term | Definition |
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nonchalance | indifference, a showing of little interest |
premature | occurring or existing earlier than what is normal |
scrupulous | very principled, very careful and conscientious |
atheist | one who does not believe in god |
disciple | a follower of a teacher or philosophy |
homely | plain or unattractive in appearance |
exhaust | to use up; to drain |
bourgeois | a person with the traits or viewpoints of the middle class |
humility | the quality or state of being humble in spirit |
pacifist | opposed to war or use of force |
monotony | sameness |
inane | lacking significance, meaning or point; silly insipid |
porous | something that permits the passage of substance through pores |
mutinous | rebellious, unruly |
innumerable | very many; more than can be counted |
adaptable | willing to conform or to adjust |
conceit | excessively high opinion of one's own worth or abilty |
complex | complicated |
boisterous | rowdy, rough and stormy |
appreciate | to increase in value |
spiritual | concerned with the soul of god; not material or tangible |
muted | toned down or silenced |
reciprocal | mutual interacting |
repulse | to repel or rebuff (usually with rudeness) |
rile | to make angry, to arouse resentment |