The Catcher in the Rye

Ruggles (United States of America)
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  1. ostracize
    expel from a community or group
  2. grippe
    an acute, febrile, highly contagious viral disease
  3. rostrum
    a platform raised above the surrounding level
  4. chiffonier
    a tall elegant chest of drawers
  5. falsetto
    a male singing voice with artificially high tones
  6. monotonous
    sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
  7. halitosis
    offensive breath
  8. canasta
    a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers
  9. incognito
    without revealing one's identity
  10. burlesque
    a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor
  11. brassy
    tastelessly showy
    loud in manner; audacious
  12. jitterbug
    a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
  13. newsreel
    a short film and commentary about current events
  14. frock
    a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
  15. chisel
    an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
  16. bourgeois
    being of the property-owning class
  17. raspy
    unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
  18. blase
    nonchalantly unconcerned
  19. louse
    a wingless, parasitic insect
    In "Catcher" the word louse is used as a slang term as an insult
  20. inane
    devoid of intelligence
  21. boisterous
    marked by exuberance and high spirits
  22. digression
    a message that departs from the main subject
  23. pedagogical
    relating to the study of teaching
  24. stenographer
    someone skilled in the transcription of speech
Created on Tue Dec 13 07:15:19 EST 2016 (updated Tue Dec 13 08:21:49 EST 2016)

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