Infinite Jest Word List #3
- Candidiatic - (Probably) signifies something clothed in white. AN obsolete (adj. form) meaning of candidate. No estoy segura about this'n.
- Agnate - a.) A relation through the male line; b.) [fig.] related, or of the same nature; c.) [linguistics] of a clause/sentence: having similar semantic content to another
- Samizdat - The clandestine/illegal copying & distrubition of literature (orig. & chiefly in the USSR); an 'underground press'; a txt(s) produced by this. Also, phrase: in samizdat, in this form of publication. See, also: samizdatchik: one who takes part in the production/distrubition of samizdat material.
- Fulvous - Reddish-yellow, dull yellowish-brown or tawny.
- Teratogenesis - The production of monsters / misshapen organisms. (Teratogenetic: pertaining to teratogenesis; producing monsters.)
- Stelliform - Shaped like a star; existing in the shape of star-shaped crystals.
- Osseous - That resembles bone in hardness, firmness. Of, relating to, consisting of, or of the nature of bone. Bony, ossified. Osseously - As regards bone; in a bony manner.
- Murated - (Obs., rare) Surrounded by walls
- Deus providebit - God will provide
- Scuzzy - Dirty, grimy, murky. Scuz/Scuzz: a dirty, messy person
- Erumpent - That bursts forth
- ex cathedra - (Lit., 'from the chair'.) Adv, adj.: Spoken with authority, with the authority of the office. Often ironical
- Vade mecum - 1) A referential book such as a handbook/manual; 2) A useful object, constantly carried on one's person.
- Rutilant - Glowing/shining/gleaming/glittering, with either a reddish/golden light.
- Lox - Liquid oxygen, or a kind of smoked salmon
- Senza errori - Without error
- Bafflegab - Official/professional jargon which confuses more than clarifies; gobbledegook.
- éclat - a.) Brilliancy, radiance, dazzling effect; b.) with public display, ostentation; c.) 'Lustre' of reputation; social distinction; celebrity, renown.
