The Catcher in the Rye Vocabulary

ostracize

one excludes the person from the group when they do this

unscrupulous

someone who is unprincipled and acts in an immoral or unethical way

pacifist

someone who is a peace lover; against using violence or participating in war to solve disagreements

lavish

someone who gives, spends, or uses a lot of something; extravagant or overgenerous

incognito

to be in disguise; to travel in a way that no one recognizes you

suave

someone who is charming, polite, and elegant, but may be insincere

immaterial

something that is not important or relevant

nonchalant

someone who appears not to worry or care about things; someone who seems very calm

spendthrift

someone who spends too much money

bourgeois

someone, something that is disapproved by this person because they consider the someone or something as typical of conventional middle-class people

sacrilegious

someone who shows great disrespect towards something holy or towards something that people think should be respected

putrid

something that has decayed and smells very unpleasant

inane

someone's behavior or actions that you think is very silly or stupid

boisterous

someone who is noisy, lively, and full of energy

pedagogical

something that concerns the methods and theory of teaching

harrowing

an experience that is extremely upsetting or disturbing