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Catcher Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Foil | a literary character that is intended to highlight attributes in another character through opposing traits |
| Digressive | tending to depart from the subject |
| absolute (as a grammar term) | a modifier (quite often a participle), or a modifier and a few other words, that attaches to a sentence or a noun, with no conjunctionAn absolute phrase is a phrase that modifies a whole independent clause (a full sentence); not just one word. |
| Frenetic | fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way. |
| Flippant | not showing a serious or respectful attitude. |
| Derisive | expressing contempt or ridicule. |
| Jocular | fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful. |
| Callow | (especially of a young person) inexperienced and immature. |
| Urbane | suave, courteous, and refined in manner. |
| Depravity | moral corruption; wickedness. |
| Gaunt | lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age; grim or desolate in appearance |
| Rawboned | bony or gaunt physique |
| Prosaic | having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty (ordinary); commonplace |
| Pedantic | of or like a pedant (a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning) |
| affect is usually a verb that means "to influence" of "act upon." Affected is the adjective form of the verb. | |
| Erudite | having or showing great knowledge or learning. |
| Introspection | the examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes. |