Catcher Vocab Ch. 12-26
Across
- 2. not often
- 4. unpleasantly harsh scratchy or grating in sound
- 5. a general direction in which something tends to move; can also mean a fashion or popular style
- 6. the fee charged for riding in a public transportation; an archaic meaning refers to how someone is doing.
- 8. a state of being lesser in quality, skill, or authority
- 10. even, balanced, secure
- 12. too soon or too hasty
- 15. praise enthusiastically
- 16. to cause an upset stomach; to cause an aversion or strong dislike
- 17. a rule of personal conduct; similar to a moral or value
- 21. having high character; an archaic meaning would refer to a member of a higher or aristocratic class
- 23. having the usual qualities of a type; the common standard
- 25. modest or meek
- 26. having no intelligence; silly or nonsensical
- 27. to lower someone's mood or sadden someone
- 28. to cry loudly
Down
- 1. to turn aside from the main subject or topic
- 2. having worldly knowledge and refinement
- 3. someone who is unable to speak (verb form is to silence something)
- 7. someone who believes there is no god or supernatural beings
- 9. get over an illness or shock
- 11. to force to leave
- 12. any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
- 13. to find fault with, to point out perceived flaws
- 14. extraordinarily good
- 18. to say memorized words
- 19. marked by casual unconcern or indifference
- 20. marked by a lack of formality and/or concern
- 22. to bring things together or combine things
- 24. someone who is not sure whether or not there is a god