The Catcher in the Rye Ch 1-5 Vocabulary Words

Compulsory

• Required by rule

• Optional

• Not necessary

• Voluntary

Liable

• Responsible by law; legally answerable.

• Not responsible for any actions.

• Free from legal obligations.

• Unlikely to be held accountable.

Qualm

• A feeling of confidence

• Uneasiness about something

• A state of happiness

• A type of food

Phony

• A genuine person

• Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation. A fake person.

• A person who is honest and trustworthy

• A type of musical performance

Latter

• Referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned

• Referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned

• Referring to something that is not mentioned

• Referring to a group of people

Illiterate

• Unable to read or write

• Having a high level of education

• Fluent in multiple languages

• Skilled in mathematics

Hemorrhage

• a loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel

• a condition where blood clots excessively

• a type of infection in the bloodstream

• a sudden increase in blood pressure

Innumerable

• Too many to be counted

• A small number

• Easily counted

• A specific quantity

Sadistic

• Pleasure from inflicting pain on another

• Feeling of deep sadness

• Desire to help others

• Indifference to suffering

peculiar

• Weird; different from the usual

• Common; similar to others

• Ordinary; not unusual

• Boring; lacking interest