Catcher in the Rye AP Vocab Flashcards
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5979158934 | ostracized | exclude someone from a group or society | 0 | |
5979158935 | chiffonier | tall chest of drawers, usually with a mirror on top | 1 | |
5979158939 | qualms | an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving | 2 | |
5979158949 | muffler | a scarf or wrap worn around the neck or face for warmth | 3 | |
5979158950 | rile | make (someone) annoyed or irritated | 4 | |
5979158954 | unscrupulous | having or showing no moral principles | 5 | |
5979158956 | tiff | petty quarrel | 6 | |
5979158964 | burlesque | an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work | 7 | |
5979158967 | brassy | tastelessly showy or loud in appearance/manner | 8 | |
5979158970 | sterling | excellent/valuable | 9 | |
5979158984 | spendthrift | a person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way | 10 | |
5979158988 | bourgeois | of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes | 11 | |
5979158993 | blasé | unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before | 12 | |
5979158998 | furlough | leave of absence, especially that granted to a member of the armed services | 13 | |
5979159008 | halitosis | bad breath | 14 | |
5979159021 | digresses | leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing | 15 | |
5979159022 | pedagogical | the function or work of a teacher; teaching | 16 | |
5979159025 | stenographer | someone who types what people say | 17 |