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catcher in the rye vocab
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English
11th Grade
01/13/2011

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affected
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simulated to impress others
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blasé
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unconcerned
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bourgeois
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middle class
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burlesque
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show characterized by comedy and striptease
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chiffonier
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narrow high chest of drawers
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compulsory
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required
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contentious
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principled
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digression
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deviating from main subject
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falsetto
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artificially high; above normal voice range
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furlough
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a leave of absence or vacation for military
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galoshes
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waterproof overshoes worn in snow
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grippe
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the flu
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halitosis
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bad breath
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harrowing
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extremely distressing
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hysterical
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excessive or uncontrollable emotion
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incognito
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ones identity is disguised
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ostracize
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to exclude from a group
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pedagogical
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of or relating to teaching
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psycoanalyze
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to subject to psychological evaluation
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putrid
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extremely objectionable
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qualm
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uneasy feeling about something
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rake
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immoral or dissolute person
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reciprocal
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mutually corresponding
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rile
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to stir or anger
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rostrum
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elevated platform for public speaking
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sacrilegious
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disrespectful toward what is thought to be sacred
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sadistic
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deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on another
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snow
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overwhelm with insincere talk
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stenographer
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secretary
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unscrupulous
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unprincipled
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