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08-09-2015, 08:14 PM | #1 |
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21 Interesting Words From David Foster Wallace's Vocabulary List
1. aerobe—organism requiring oxygen to live 2. afterclap—unexpected, often unpleasant sequel to a matter that had been considered closed 3. anaclisis—psychological dependence on others; “anaclitic” 4.apophasis—allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned 5. bistre—yellowish-brown color 6. catadromous—living in freshwater but migrating to sea to breed 7. ecotone—transitional zone between communities containing the characteristic species of each 8. euphuism—ornate, allusive, overpoetic prose style 9. gloze—minimize or underplay… “gloze” the embarrassing part 10. muntin—strip of wood or metal that separates & holds various panes in a window, like a window w/ four individual panes arranged in a big rectangle, etc. 11. nidifugous—leaving the nest shortly after hatching 12. ocherous—moderate orange yellow 13. ordurous—dungish or shitty 14. patelliphobia—fear of bowls, cups, basins, and tubs 15. peritrichous—having a band of cilia around the mouth as certain protozoans 16. privity—secret, special knowledge between two or more people; (adj.) privitive 17. serrate—having or forming a row of sharp little teethy things 18. tarantism—disorder where you have uncontrollable need to dance 19. tardive (adj.)—having symptoms that develop slowly or appear long after inception 20. tenesmus—urgent but ineffectual attempt to pee or shit 21. valetudinarian—sickly, weak, morbidly health-conscious person
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