《The Catcher in the Rye》Vocabulary
Advertisement
1. David Copperfield: Charles Dickens' David Copperfield went into descriptive and intimate details of the narrator's family. The Copperfield he speaks of is the Dickensian hero and not the illusionist.
2. Touchy: oversensitive & irritable; delicate; thin-skinned; tense.
3. Prostitute: sold oneself; sell out; a person who deliberately debases his or her talents for money.
4. Falsies: stuffed bra; increase the apparent size of breasts.
5. Grippe: influenza; viral infection of the respiratory passages; fever, severe aching, and catarrh.
6. Bang out: do something quickly; excitement out of life; really enjoy something.
7. Boy: (interjection) an exclamation of wonder, approval, etc, or of displeasure or content.
8. Qualms: uneasy feeling or pang (a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion) of conscience as to conduct; compunction; misgivings.
9. Rostrum: platform; podium; stage; dais; lectern.
10. Compulsory: binding; forced; imperative; mandatory; obligatory; required
11. Peak: visor on a hat
12. Chiffonier: a high chest of drawers or bureau, often having a mirror on top.
13. Sadist: a person enjoying being cruel.
14. Belongsa: own this
15. Hellja: hell did you
16. Falsetto: high-pitched voice; countertenor.
17. Chew the rag: talk about nothing.
18. Lather: a frothy white mass of bubbles produced by soap or a similar cleaning substance when mixed with water.
19. Viselike: clamp; tight; grip.
20. Vitalis: of or pertaining to life
21. Booze: alcohol, especially hard liquor; drink alcohol, especially in large quantities.
22. Brown Betty: a baked dessert made of apples or other fruit, bread crumbs, sugar, butter, spice, etc.
23. Fiend: a person who is addicted or very attached to some habit, practice, condition, etc.
24. Halitosis: a condition of having offensive smelling breath; bad breath.
25. Linoleum: a hard, washing floor covering formed by coating burlap/canvas with linseed oil, powdered cork, rosin, & pigment.
26. Gripping: holding the attention or interest intensely; fascinating; enthralling.
Advertisement
27. Canasta: a variety of rummy in which the main object is to meld sets of seven or more cards.
28. Bridge: a card game for four players, based on whist, in which one hand is exposed and the trump suit decided by bidding between the players
29. Snowing: to persuade or deceive; to make an overwhelming impression on.
30. Oversexed: having an excessive preoccupation with or need for sexual activity.
31. Conscientious: governed by; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled; careful and painstaking; particular; meticulous; scrupulous.
32. Brassiere: full form of bra.
33. Highballs: a family of mixed alcoholic drinks that are composed of an alcoholic base spirit and a larger proportion of a non-alcoholic mixer.
34. Perverts: a person whose sexual behavior is regarded as abnormal and unacceptable.
35. Crumby: Loathsome; disgusting; lousy; Of inferior quality; shoddy.
36. Necking: to your clothed on and above the neck.
37. Burlesque: a fat stripper, who would otherwise without if not for their novelty.
38. Putrid: decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid smell.
39. Brassy: harsh and loud; tastelessly showy or loud in appearance or manner.
40. Grools: unattractive person.
41. Immaterial: unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant.
42. Muckle-mouth: Someone who talks excessively to no end and about many things at once.
43: Snubbing: rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully.
44: Get wise: take advantage of someone.
45. Hoodlumy-looking: A word used to describe something shady, sketchy, out of the ordinary in a bad way; dumpster; crazed behavior, reminiscent
46. Shoot the bull: have a casual conversation.
47. Knockers: A woman's breast, especially when unrestrained and allowed to move.
48. Frock: a woman's or girl's dress; a loose outer garment, in particular.
49. Crumb-bum: Someone who isn't doing the work they're supposed to, who's being lazy
Advertisement
50. Bourgeois: of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.
51. Sophisticated: having, revealing, or proceeding from a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture.
52. Gay: happy.
53. Lulus: an outstanding example of a particular type of person or thing
54. Oodles: a very great number or amount of something
55. Sacrilegious: the violation or injurious treatment of a sacred object or person.
56. Furlough: leave of absence, especially that granted to a member of the armed services.
57. Flits: homosexual.
58. Boisterous: noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy.
59. Ostracizing: exclude someone from a society or group.
60. Oiled: drunk; intoxicated.
61. Stenographer: a person whose job is to transcribe speech in shorthand.
Advertisement
- In Serial15 Chapters
Suitor
As Halloween arrives, the town of Parker Colorado comes alive. The annual return of a murderous local legend becomes the least of Abby's concerns when she comes to own an odd costume head with a dark secret hidden behind the permanent devilish grin. Combining elements of classic slasher horror and modernized creature terror, this story delivers a whole new brand of edge-of-your-seat, nail biting horror unlike anything you've ever seen before. Be ready for a bloody good time! (WARNING: Bloody Violence and some language. 13+ recommended.)
8 177 - In Serial8 Chapters
Forsaken Warrior - A LitRPG Adventure
His name is Venturius - at least, that's what they tell him.But he can't remember who he is, or why he is here in Praeterius, an RPG that's so immersive, he can't seem to leave the game — at all.Nevertheless, he is forced to fightFor his own survival…For those who claim to be his friends…And for the chance to uncover the secrets of Praeterius and the mysteries of his past.So join Venturius as he slays monsters, navigates dungeons, and acquires treasures across a land that is as full of dangers as it is of enigmasJoin Venturius as he learns of the bloody feuds and histories of the denizens of PraeteriusJoin Venturius in Forsaken Warrior, today!
8 200 - In Serial16 Chapters
The Atomic Vice
In the Atomic Vice a student gains superpowers that work based on double meanings - he can, for example, turn magazines from glossy paper covers into rifle ammunition or transmute a space-bar on a keyboard into a key that will teleport you to a real bar in space. When the authorities hear of ever stranger reports they begin to investigate, leading down a rabbit-hole of ever more worrying and deadly events. Is it weird and insane? Yes. Is the girl in the front cover suffering from a severe shoulder injury? Also yes. But that's what you're here for, you wonderful, wonderful person. You're in this thread for the insane, bizarre adventure that Atomics is. The Atomic Vice is complete at around 110k words composed of 16 chapters.
8 150 - In Serial16 Chapters
City Goons
Everybody is looking for something in the city ruins. For Haru it’s the loot, the rewards, and one day finding her mother’s pendant after losing it during the Folding, an apocalyptic event where multiple dimensions smooshed into each other and created interdimensional human-monster hybrids. For Kill Death aka KD it’s a rock ‘em sock ‘em good fight to grow stronger. And together, Haru and KD will fight monsters, find loot, meet colourful characters and go on adventures as… City Goons! New chapters every week on Tuesdays and Fridays for now! The story is episodic, with about 4 chapters per episode. So if you like a Saturday morning cartoon, this story is right up your alley. Cover art by yuhkiipop
8 354 - In Serial51 Chapters
Helping&SavingtheJoker (RasChloe) Glitter Force Season 3 (Recontinued) ^_^
It's Been Forever Since the Glitter Force Defeated Emperor Nogo and Everyone went back to there normal an rightful place. The three monsters felt happy in There's selfs Because they belong,after being Emperor Nogos Henchmen an became pixies.However the joker didn't, that's why he melted Into a pile of ink of the Pool of Despair Because he was second in command. "Yet still alive out there."(But clearly the head master didn't liked him anyways)But That will be in another story. :3Somehow Chloe felt herself in Waze ways so she decided to not talk about it.(Hey guys I'm new here and it's my first time making a CholexRascal Ship. I super love the ship and I'm hoping I'll get better onto what I'm doing, don't worry I promise I won't be busy so much.) PS: I'm not a fan of Doki Doki I just like the other glitter force better no offense but enjoy peeps :3Gender: (Female)(English.) Tags: #blenabutterfly #brooha #brute #casual #chloexrascal #emperornogo #fangknight #glitterbreeze #glitterforce #glitterlucky #glitterpeace #glitterspring #glittersunny #netflix #picturerain #queeneuphoria #rascalglitterforce #rascaljoker #rascalxchloe #raschloe #reikaxjoker #sillygarden #texttospeech #tricksdemon #ulric
8 94 - In Serial29 Chapters
Warrior Cats Guidebook
From territory to the naming system, this book contains everything you need to know about the clans. It can be used to help write your own warrior cats fanfiction, or just to answer any questions you might have about the warriors books.
8 206