Vocabulary Catcher in the Rye

1. The Catcher in the Rye
Week 7 –
Part 2

2. Lavish
adjective la-vishˈ
: having a very rich and
expensive quality

3. Lavish
: having a
very rich and
expensive
quality

4. Conscientious
adjective kän(t)-shē- en(t)-shəsˌ ˈ
: very careful about doing
what you are supposed to do

5. Conscientious
: very careful
about doing
what you are
supposed to
do

6. Rostrum
Noun räs-trəmˈ also ros-ˈ ̇
: a small raised
platform on a stage

7. Rostrum
: a small raised
platform
on a stage

8. Incognito
adjective in- käg- nē-( )tōˌ ˌ ˈ ˌ
: with your true identity kept
secret (as by using a different
name or a disguise)

9. : with your true
identity kept secret
(as by using a
different name or a
disguise)
Incognito

10. Pervert
Noun pər- vərtˈ ˌ
: a person whose behavior is
considered not normal or
acceptable

11. Psychic
Adjective sī-kikˈ
:used to describe strange mental powers
and abilities (such as the ability to predict
the future, to know what other people are
thinking, or to receive messages from
dead people) that cannot be explained by
natural laws

12. Psychic
:used to
describe
strange
mental
powers and
abilities

13. Putrid
Adjective pyü-trədˈ
: decayed with usually a very
bad or disgusting smell

14. Putrid
: decayed
with usually
a very bad or
disgusting
smell

15. Verification
noun ver-ə-fə- kā-shənˌ ˈ
: the process of proving,
showing, finding out, or
stating that (something) is
true or correct

16. : a person
whose behavior
is meant to
attract attention
to themselves
Verification

17. Immaterial
adjective i-mə- tir-ē-əlˌ ˈ
: not important or significant

18. Immaterial
: not important
or significant

19. Suave
adjective swävˈ
: smoothly though often
superficially gracious and
sophisticated

20. Suave
: smoothly
though often
superficially
gracious and
sophisticated

21. Sterling
Noun stər-liŋˈ
: conforming to the highest
standard <sterling character
> <asterling record of
achievement>

22. Sterling
: conforming
to the highest
standard

23. Crocked
adjective kräktˈ
: very drunk or intoxicated

24. : very drunk or
intoxicated
Crocked
Is Sheldon Crocked?
Take a peek and see what you think?
http://youtu.be/XiSGsHT1vLo

25. Chateau
Noun sha- tōˈ
: a castle or a large house
especially in France

26. Chateau
: a castle or a
large house
especially in
France

27. Nonchalant
adjective nän-shə- läntˌ ˈ
: relaxed and calm in a way that
shows that you do not care or are
not worried about anything

28. Nonchalant
: relaxed and
calm in a way
that shows that
you do not care
or are not
worried about
anything
http://youtu.be/LEnNn907Tm8
View from 0:04-0:30
To see Joey’s version of
nonchalance. Is this really
what it means to be nonchalant?

29. Clavichord
Noun kla-və- kordˈ ˌ ̇
: a musical instrument that is
similar to a piano and was played
mostly in the past before the piano
was invented

30. : a musical
instrument that
is similar to a
piano and was
played mostly
in the past
before the
piano was
invented
Clavicord