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The Catcher in the Rye

The Catcher in the Rye. Vocabulary Review. Fill in the Blank. In the following slides, read each sentence and write down the vocabulary word that your group believes best completes each sentence. I started ____________ around in front of me in the dark trying to locate my red hunting hat.

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The Catcher in the Rye

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  1. The Catcher in the Rye Vocabulary Review

  2. Fill in the Blank • In the following slides, read each sentence and write down the vocabulary word that your group believes best completes each sentence.

  3. I started ____________ around in front of me in the dark trying to locate my red hunting hat.

  4. Answer: groping

  5. Whenever Mrs. Lock discusses the importance of staying in school, she always ________________ and ends up telling us a story about her son who is a famous actor.

  6. Answer: digresses

  7. Because he has lived in seven different countries and can speak ten languages, students believe Tom is very _________.

  8. Answer: sophisticated

  9. The teacher had a very difficult time controlling the ____________ class; they would not listen to her.

  10. Answer: Boisterous

  11. The college freshmen has some serious __________ about leaving home and going so far away for the first time.

  12. Answer: qualms

  13. The wealthy teen had a _________ super sweet sixteen party that consisted of a yacht, a celebrity-studded party, a brand new car.

  14. Answer: swanky

  15. Even though Carrie is an ____________ she still enjoyed attending her friends’ temple services.

  16. Answer: Atheist

  17. The gentleman’s _______ voice indicated that he has been a smoker for a number of years.

  18. Answer: raspy

  19. When the teacher came to my desk to discuss my essay, I discovered that she had a serious case of __________; I wanted to offer her a piece of gum.

  20. Answer: halitosis

  21. The court ____________ took shorthanded notes during the lawyer’s closing argument.

  22. Answer: stenographer

  23. His ____________ approach to instruct his daughter on how to swim was to simply throw her in the deep end of the pool. Oh my!!!

  24. Answer: pedagogical

  25. She is sick so ______________ that the nurse has a bed that is reserved just for her!

  26. Answer: frequently

  27. I didn’t even notice that Cobra Starship was standing in front of me at the airport because they were dressed ________.

  28. Answer: incognito

  29. The __________ man didn’t want his name mentioned in the newspaper for the _______ donation of $1million that he gave to the charity.

  30. Answer: humble; lavish

  31. Timmy was so _____________ by the movie “Transformers” that he changed his name to Optimus Prime and wore his “Transformers” shirt to school for each day for two weeks.

  32. Answer: fascinated

  33. The ___________ organized a peaceful protest to display his opposition to the war.

  34. Answer: pacifist

  35. The cup only had the ___________ to hold 6oz.; however, she tried to pour the entire 16oz juice in and had quite a spill!!

  36. Answer: capacity

  37. It was surprising that Jeff was so __________ about the loss of his car; he didn’t even bother to call the police to report the theft. He simply walked home.

  38. Answer: nonchalant

  39. On the first day of school, Larry wore a very __________ sweater that was straight from the runways at NY fashion week.

  40. Answer: swanky

  41. Even though everyone thought that the boy sitting alone in class was a ________ I actually knew that he was verynice.

  42. Answer: louse

  43. The field hockey team __________ one of their players after the game because she caused the team the lose when she suddenly gave up at the very end of the game.

  44. Answer: ostracized

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