Catcher in the Rye Vocabulary

3. Required, mandatory, or obligatory by law, rule, or authority.
6. Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
9. Putting great care, effort, and attention into doing your work or duties correctly.
11. Feeling sad, discouraged, or disappointed, especially after a setback, loss, or bad news.
12. An uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or hesitation.
13. A deep, sincere feeling of sorrow, guilt, or remorse for wrongdoing, paired with a genuine desire to change or make amends.
15. Deriving pleasure, satisfaction, or a cruel thrill from inflicting physical or mental pain, suffering, or humiliation on others.
19. A person who opposes war and violence.
20. A dignified, calm, and self-possessed manner under pressure or in difficult situations.
23. A heavy or uncontrollable loss of blood from damaged blood vessels.

1. A person who deliberately behaves in a way that attracts attention to themselves.
2. Having or showing extreme physical or mental suffering.
4. The act of asking or pleading for something in a humble, earnest, and respectful way.
5. Showing a lack of proper respect, reverence, or devotion toward something considered sacred, holy, or deeply important.
7. A notable, extraordinary, or bold achievement.
8. Behaving in a way that is dishonest or unfair in order to get what you want.
10. To be deliberately excluded, left out, or shunned by a group or society.
14. In a way that suggests something unpleasant, dangerous, or bad is likely to happen in the future.
16. A person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods, or who actively believes that no gods exist.
17. Unwilling or unable to believe something.
18. A formal, solemn, and traditional ceremony or procedure governed by prescribed rules, words, and actions.
21. To put a bridle on a horse or other animal.
22. Large in quantity, very generous, expensive, impressive, or marked by great abundance and excess.