Infinite Jest Word List #4
- Abducent - Designating an abductor muscle; of or relating to abduction. (Contrasted w/ Adducent).
- Tabescent - Wasting away. Tabescence = emaciation.
- Glabrous - a.) Free from hair, down, or the like; having a smooth skin/surface. b.) Humorously used for smooth.
- Carom - a.) (Abbr. of carambole), type of billiards shout ; b.) To strike of glance and rebound
- Atavistic - a.) The reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence, usually caused by the chance recombination of genes; b.). An individual or a part that exhibits atavism (Also called throwback); c.) The return of a trait/recurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence; also: d.) Of or relating to reversion to a former/more primitive type.
- Vim - Force/vigour/energy
- Yutz (Yidd.) - Someone foolish/useless; fool/simpleton.
- Sedulous - (Of agents): Diligent, active, constant in application to the matter in hand; assiduous, persistent. (Of actions): Constant, persistent.
- Nictitate - To wink/blink; to nictate.
- Mokus [U.S. Slang] - a.) Loneliness, depression; 'the blues'. Occas. also: drunkeness; alcoholic drink. b.) Drunk
- Nystagmus - a.) Involuntary, rapid, oscillating mvmt of the eyeballs (most commonly from side to side.) b.) A squint caused by the habitual use of one eye (as by a watchmaker/jeweller)
- Ephebic - Of or pertaining to an ephebus, or to early manhood.
- Halitosis - An abnormally odorous condition of the breath; foul breath.
