the Catcher in the Rye Ch.18

rink: a smooth extent of ice marked off for curling or ice hockey

swimming trunks: special shorts that men and boys wear for swimming

inferiority complex: an acute sense of personal inferiority often resulting either in timidity or through overcompensation in exaggerated aggressiveness

timid: lacking in courage or self-confidence

conceited: having or showing an excessively high opinion of oneself

enlightening: providing or tending to provide knowledge, understanding, or insight

The Rockettes are an American precision dance company, performed at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

applaud: to express approval especially by clapping the hands

tuxedo: a semiformal evening suit for men

crucifix: a representation of Christ on the cross

costume: an outfit worn to create the appearance characteristic of a particular period, person, place, or thing

puke: vomit

sacrilegious: having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object

atheist: a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods

putrid: rotten

limp: to walk with an uneven and usually slow movement or gait

duke: a nobleman of the highest hereditary rank

drunkard: one who is habitually drunk

booze: to drink intoxicating liquor especially to excess

witty: marked by or full of clever humor or wit

hatful: a considerable amount or number

fiancée: a woman engaged to be married

autograph: something written or made with one's own hand

homey: homelike

slobber: something written or made with one's own hand

cricket: a game played with a ball and bat by two sides of usually 11 players each on a large field centering upon two wickets each defended by a batsman

smack: to strike so as to produce a smack

kindhearted: having or showing a sympathetic nature

furlough: a leave of absence granted to a governmental or institutional employee (such as a soldier or civil servant)

D.B. is Holden's older brother. A former army soldier who fought in World War II, D.B. is an author best known for his short stories, which Holden deeply admires.

Oliver Twist is Charles Dickens's second novel, about an orphan boy whose good heart and healthy appetite help him escape the terrible underworld of crime and poverty in 19th century London.

The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.

Online Dictionary Used: https://www.merriam-webster.com