Catcher in the Rye

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This set of flashcards helps learn English at a secondary school level, focusing on vocabulary and expressions from "The Catcher in the Rye." It includes words like "moccasins," "hitchhiking," and "curb," covering diverse topics such as clothing, travel, and everyday objects. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to learn from the target language to the source language. Ideal for students and travelers, this flashcard set aids in building a strong vocabulary foundation for intermediate learners.

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144

Students

11

Language

English

Category

English

Level

Secondary School

Created / Updated

30.10.2018 / 10.03.2021

to squelch

to strike with crushing force,squash

dough

flour combined with water or money

nun

a woman member of a religious order

snappy

impatient or irritable

spontaneous

something which happens all of a sudden

digression

a departure from the main topic

faintly

slightly

humbly

not proud or arrogant

morally

with reference to the principles of behaviour

boozing

drinking alcohol

patting

stroking each other in a romantic way

horsing around

killing time

curb

pavement

hitchhiking

stopping cars and travelling with them

moccasins

shoes made of soft leather

a double-decker bus

a bus with two floors

rear

a space behind something

carrousel

a continuously revolving device on which items are placed

to soak

to be throughly wet

to bawl

to cry

it killed me

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

expression about how deeply affected someone emotionally

scrawny

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

unpleasantly thin

phony

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

fake

slob

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

a lazy, untidy person

to ostracize

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

to avoid someone intentionally

crook

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

a criminal or a cheater

hot-shot

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

someone who is very successful, especially someone young

sarcastic

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

to criticize something in a humorous way

compulsory

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

required,mandatory

illiterate

Tastatur-Befehle:

= drehen,

= vor-/rückwärts,

= scrollen

unable to read and write

to annex

to take possesion of an area by force

to flunk out

to have to leave school

qualm

a feeling when you doubt if you are doing the right thing

stiff

rigid as if dead

rostrum

a raised surface on which a person makes a speech

to grope

to feel with your hands in order to find something

aggravating

annoying

descriptive

serving to describe

mention

a reference

lousy

very poor or bad

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loafers

a leather shoe

affectionate

loving,caring

plastered

very drunk

adhesive

sticky tape

to squelch

to strike with crushing force,squash

dough

flour combined with water or money

nun

a woman member of a religious order

snappy

impatient or irritable

spontaneous

something which happens all of a sudden

digression

a departure from the main topic

faintly

slightly

humbly

not proud or arrogant

morally

with reference to the principles of behaviour

boozing

drinking alcohol

patting

stroking each other in a romantic way

horsing around

killing time

curb

pavement

hitchhiking

stopping cars and travelling with them

moccasins

shoes made of soft leather

a double-decker bus

a bus with two floors

rear

a space behind something

carrousel

a continuously revolving device on which items are placed

to soak

to be throughly wet

to bawl

to cry

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