Chapter 6 — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter 6

pacifist (noun)

A person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable and refuses to participate in them

composition (noun)

A piece of writing, especially an essay assigned as schoolwork

moron (noun)

A stupid or foolish person (used as an insult)

gorgeous (adjective)

Very attractive or appealing; used loosely by Holden as a general intensifier

evasive (adjective)

Tending to avoid giving direct answers; deliberately vague or ambiguous

expelled (adjective)

Officially forced to leave a school or institution as a punishment

descriptive (adjective)

Serving to describe or give a detailed account of something

damn (adverb/adjective)

Used as a mild oath to express annoyance, frustration, or emphasis (profanity)

terrific (adjective)

Wonderful or excellent; used loosely by Holden, sometimes sarcastically

jealousy (noun)

A feeling of resentful suspicion that someone is enjoying an advantage or relationship that one desires

sonuvabitch (noun)

A vulgar insult meaning a contemptible person (son of a bitch, spoken colloquially)

pinned (verb)

Held someone firmly in a position so they are unable to move

bloody (adjective)

Covered with or resulting from blood; also used as an intensifier

provoke (verb)

To stimulate or give rise to a reaction, especially a negative one; to deliberately anger someone