click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
CatcherVocab
Catcher in the Rye - Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ostracize | to exclude someone from a group or society |
| digression | a temporary departure from the main subject |
| sacrilegious | violation of a sacred object |
| unscrupulous | showing no moral principles; not honest or fair |
| qualms | unnescessary feeling of doubt, worry or fear |
| bourgeois | characteristic of the middle class |
| reciprocal | something done in return |
| incognito | to hide/conceal a true identity |
| compulsory | required by a law or rule |
| colloquial | style of casual communication |
| conscientious | a person wishing to do something right |
| putrid | characteristic of rotting matter |