Vocabulary+Ch.+5-9

Vocabulary - // The Catcher in the Rye // Chapters 5 – 9 p. 35-66.

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.

9. If you knew Stradlater, you'd have been worried, too. . . . He was __unscrupulous__. Not caring about anything.

10. It partly scared me and it partly __fascinated__ me. Interested in something, curious

11. I'm not too tough. I'm a __pacifist__ if you want to know the truth. The opposite of a tough person.

12. My grandmother'd just sent me a wad about a week before. I have this grandmother that's quite __lavish__ with her dough. Something extravagant and fancy.

13. It's not a paradise or anything, but it's as good as most schools. Some of the faculty are pretty __conscientious__. Aware of surroundings.

14. Well, a bunch of us wanted old Ernie to be president of the class. I mean he was the __unanimous__ choice. Agreed on by everybody.

15. . . . I don't want to stay at any hotels on the East Side where I might run into some acquaintances of mine. I'm traveling __incognito__. Disguised.

Part II: Determining the Meaning: Match the vocabulary words to their dictionary definitions.


 * 9. unscrupulous || C ||  || A. Attentive to duty; diligent ||
 * 10. fascinated || E ||  || B. In disguise ||
 * 11. pacifist || F ||  || C. Having no moral code; unprincipled ||
 * 12. lavish || D ||  || D. Generous or liberal in giving or spending ||
 * 13. conscientious || A ||  || E. Held the attention of; captivated ||
 * 14. unanimous || G ||  || F. One who opposes the use of force under any circumstances ||
 * 15. incognito || B ||  || G. Showing or based on total agreement ||