The Catcher in the Rye Ch.3

sheer: total

dough: money

funeral parlor: an establishment with facilities for the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation, for the viewing of the body, and for funerals

buck: dollar

apiece: for each one

shove: to push or put in a rough, careless, or hasty manner

sack: a usually rectangular-shaped bag

dump: to let (something) fall in or as if in a heap or mass

grandstand: a usually roofed stand for spectators at a racecourse or stadium

corny: mawkishly old-fashioned

phony: probably dishonest

bastard: usually offensive : a child born to parents who are not married to each other

hotshot: a person who is conspicuously talented or successful

fart: often vulgar: to expel intestinal gas from the anus

rostrum: a stage for public speaking

cozy: enjoying or affording warmth and ease

stink: to be extremely bad or unpleasant

illiterate: showing or marked by a lack of acquaintance with the fundamentals of a particular field of knowledge

knock out: KO

peculiar: characteristic of only one person, group, or thing

lousy: miserably poor or inferior

ledge: a raised or projecting edge or molding intended to protect or check

goner: one whose case is hopeless

chiffonier: a high narrow chest of drawers

sneak: to go stealthily or furtively

furtive: done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed

fiddle: to move the hands or fingers restlessly

sarcastic: ironic

yawn: to open the mouth wide and take a deep breath usually as an involuntary reaction to fatigue or boredom

grope: to feel about blindly or uncertainly in search

horse around: to engage in horseplay; fool around

sadist: one characterized by sadism : a person who takes pleasure in inflicting pain, punishment, or humiliation on others

jock: athletic supporter: a supporter (as of elasticized fabric) for the genitals worn by men participating in sports or strenuous activities

strap: a narrow usually flat strip or thong of a flexible material and especially leather used for securing, holding together, or wrapping

handy: conveniently near

falsetto: an artificially high voice

nasty: disgustingly filthy; physically repugnant

conceited: having or showing an excessively high opinion of oneself

aggravating: arousing displeasure, impatience, or anger

slap: to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand

houndstooth: a usually small broken-check textile pattern

spill: to cause or allow especially accidentally or unintentionally to fall, flow, or run out so as to be lost or wasted

flannel: a soft twilled wool or worsted fabric with a loose texture and a slightly napped surface

grunt: the deep short sound characteristic of a hog

hog: a domesticated swine

annex: wing

torso: the human trunk

Online Dictionary Used: www.merriam-webster.com