Vocabulary

Vocabulary //The Catcher in the Rye // **Chapters 1 - 4 Part I: Using Prior Knowledge and Contextual Clues ** //Below are the sentences in which the vocabulary //// words appear in the text. Read the sentence. Use any clues you can find in the sentence combined with your prior knowledge, and write what you think the underlined words mean in the space provided. //

//1. . . my parents would have about two __hemorrhages__ apiece if I told anything personal about them. // ﻿Hemorrahages: it's when the blood vessels burst //2. The whole team __ostracized__ me the whole way back on the train. // ﻿Ostracized: shouted, ignored. //3. Do you have any particular __qualms__ about leaving Pencey? // ﻿Qualms: when someone's not sure about what he/she is doing or saying //4. . . . he made us have __compulsory__ study hall in the academic building. . . . // ﻿Compulsory: mandatory //5. I started __groping__ around in front of me, like a blind guy, but without getting up or anything. // ﻿ Groping: reaching for something without looking at it, or looking the other way //6. I was pretty __sadistic__ with him quite often. // // ﻿Sadistic: feeling good when you hurt someone //

//7. It was very __ironical__. It really was. "I'm the one that's flunking out of the goddam place, and you're asking me to write you a goddam composition," I said. //

Ironical: being sarcastic, saying the opposite

//8. All I need's an audience. I'm an __exhibitionist__. // ﻿Exhibitionist: someone who wants attention **Part II: **// Determining the Meaning: Match the vocabulary //// words to their dictionary definitions. //


 * //1. hemorrhages ﻿ (C) // || // A. Getting pleasure from inflicting pain on others (6) // ||
 * //<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">2. ostracized ﻿(E) // || B. One who likes to show off and get attention (8)﻿ ||
 * //<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">3. qualms ﻿(G) // || // C. Bursting of blood vessels ﻿(1) // ||
 * //<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">4. compulsory ﻿(H) // || //<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">D. Meaning the opposite of what is expressed // ﻿(7) ||
 * //<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">5. groping ﻿(F) // || // E. Shunned; excluded; left out ﻿(2) // ||
 * //<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">6. sadistic ﻿(A) // || //<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">F. Reaching blindly ﻿(5) // ||
 * //<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">7. ironical ﻿(D) // || // G. Feelings of doubt ﻿(3) // ||
 * //<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">8. exhibitionist ﻿(B) // || //<span style="color: #000066; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">H. Required; must be done // ﻿(4) ||