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Catcher in the Rye
Vocab - Imhof
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English
10th Grade
05/07/2010

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Ostracize
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v. to exlude from society
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Grippe
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n. influenza
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Rostrum
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n. a platform for pbulic speaking
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chiffonier
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n. a high chest of drawers with a mirror on top
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falsetto
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n. unnaturally high voice in a man
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houndstooth
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n. woven or printed w/ broken or jagged edges(?)
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halitosis
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n. a condition of bad breath
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canasta
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n. a variety of romney-meld sets of seven
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rile
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v. to irritate or vex
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incognito
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adj. having ones identity concealed
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brassiere
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n. a woman's undergarment for breasts
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burlesque
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n. type of entertainment in 40's
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brassy
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adj. brazen or loud
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jitterbug
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an acrobatic dance
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nonchalant
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adj. indifferent, unconcerned
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necking
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v. kissing
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louse
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n. a contemptable person; unethical
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frock
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n. gown/dress
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atheist
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n. one who doesn't believe in a god
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bourgeois
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n. member of middle class
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blase
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adj. indifferent to life; unconcerned, nonchalant
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sacrilegious
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adj. involving the stealing of anything in relationship to god
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flitty
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adj. someone w/ effeminate qualities
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boisterous
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adj. rough, noisy
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pedagogical
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adj. the science of teaching
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provocative
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adj. stimulating, provoking
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stenographer
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n. person who takes diction in shorthand
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pervert
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n. a person who practices sexual perversion
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cockeyed
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adj. having a squinting eye
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bawl
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v. to cry or wail
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