Catcher in the Rye
DSI-10-English Lit.
DSI-10-English Lit.
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it killed me
expression about how deeply affected someone emotionally
scrawny
unpleasantly thin
phony
fake
slob
a lazy, untidy person
to ostracize
to avoid someone intentionally
crook
a criminal or a cheater
hot-shot
someone who is very successful, especially someone young
sarcastic
to criticize something in a humorous way
compulsory
required,mandatory
illiterate
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
handkerchief
a square of cotton intended for wiping one's nose
rag
someone who is dead silent
buddyroo
friends since childhood
imitating
take or follow as a model
leukemia
a cancer of blood cells
to tee off
to start the first hole in a game of golf
pacifist
a person who believes that war is unjustifiable
monastery
a religious house
monks
a religious community of men
prince
someone who is valorous and noble
aces
top-quality
swell
very good
given the ax
being expelled
hysterical
affected by a wildly uncontrolled emotion
lavish
rich
pipes
a man having sexual intercourse with a woman
conscientious
wishing to do one's work well
snobbish
a person with an exaggerated respect for wealth
chucking
throwing something carelessly
unanimous
two or more people being fully in agreement
