Consummatum est

It is finished. Es ist vollbracht. Tout est accompli. Todo esta cumplido. Infinite Jest, that is. My brain is still spinning at too high an RPM to form anything approximating a coherent response at this point. So I'll go w/ the final Word List:

1. Igneous - Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of fire; fiery. (Also, resulting from fire (geol.)).
2. Yarmulke - A skullcap worn by male Orthodox Jews at all times (also: Kippah, Koppel).
3. Slalom - Rapid downhill race, avoiding a zigzag course of obstacles .
4. Coruscant - Glittering, sparkling, gleaming.
5. Mentation -Mental activity
6. Fictile - Capable of being molded, suitable for making pottery.
7. Osteoporosis - Rarefaction of bone: reduction in the density of.
8. Olla podrida - Spanish stew made from pork and beans.
9. Parturient - About to give birth, in labor. (Also: pregnant with a discovery, idea, etc.)
10. Quoin - (Architectural) The exterior corner of a building; also: cornerstone, keystone.
11. Cytological - Cytology: Branch of biology concerning the structure and function of cells.
12. Porcine - Of, relating to, or characteristic of a pig or pigs. Piggish.
13. Desiccation - The action of making quite dry; depriving/freeing of moisture.
14. Sinciput - The front part of the head, skull.
15. étagère - A piece of furniture having a number of shelves or stages, one above another, for receiving articles of elegance or use.
16. Prurient - a.) Exhibiting/characterized by excessive/inappropriate desire/interest; overly curious. b.) Lascivious, lewd. Salacious.
17. Koan - (Zen) A paradox put to a student to stimulate his mind.
18. Gaudeamus igitur - 'So let us rejoice'
19. Palsied - Effected w/ paralysis; rendered impotent; tottering, trembling.
20. Piaffer - (Horse riding) A mvmt in which the horse lifts its feet in an elevated trot while making little/no forward progress (= piaffe).
21. Carcinogenic - That causes cancer or induces the malignant transformation of cells.
22. Necrotic - Necrosis - Death of tisssue/cells
23. Fuliginous - Pertaining to, consisting of, containing, or resembling soot; sooty. Covered or blackened w/ soot.
24. (Oleaginous - a.) Having the nature/properties of oil, b.) producing/yielding oil.)

Infinite Jest Word List # 5

1. Nacreous - Pearly or iridescent like nacre; consisting of/of the nature of nacre (i.e. a morth of pearl).
2. Propinquous = propinquitous - That is in propinquity (in various senses); nearby, close at hand.
3. Anechoic - Free from echo. (Of structures: tending to deaden sound).
4. Brisance - Shattering effect of such high explosives as nitroglycerine / gun-cotton
5. Obfuscatory - Intended to confuse/decieve
6. Scopophobic - (or scoptophobia) Fear of being seen/stared at by others.
7. Infarction -
   
    (From OED) The action of stuffing up or condition of being stuffed up, obstruction; concr. the substance with which a vessel or other part is stuffed up, or a portion of tissue thus affected (= infarct n.). Now usually restricted to morbid conditions of the tissues resulting from obstruction of the circulation, as by an embolus.

Infinite Jest Word List #4

1. Abducent - Designating an abductor muscle; of or relating to abduction. (Contrasted w/ Adducent).
2. Tabescent - Wasting away. Tabescence = emaciation.
3. Glabrous - a.) Free from hair, down, or the like; having a smooth skin/surface. b.) Humorously used for smooth.
4. Carom - a.) (Abbr. of carambole), type of billiards shout ; b.) To strike of glance and rebound
5. 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.
6. Vim - Force/vigour/energy
7. Yutz (Yidd.) - Someone foolish/useless; fool/simpleton.
8. Sedulous - (Of agents): Diligent, active, constant in application to the matter in hand; assiduous, persistent. (Of actions): Constant, persistent.
9. Nictitate - To wink/blink; to nictate.
10. Mokus [U.S. Slang] - a.) Loneliness, depression; 'the blues'. Occas. also: drunkeness; alcoholic drink. b.) Drunk
11. 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)
12. Ephebic - Of or pertaining to an ephebus, or to early manhood.
13. Halitosis - An abnormally odorous condition of the breath; foul breath.

Infinite Jest Word List #3

1. Candidiatic - (Probably) signifies something clothed in white. AN obsolete (adj. form) meaning of candidate. No estoy segura about this'n.
2. 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
3. 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.
4. Fulvous - Reddish-yellow, dull yellowish-brown or tawny.
5. Teratogenesis  -  The production of monsters / misshapen organisms. (Teratogenetic: pertaining to teratogenesis; producing monsters.)
6. Stelliform - Shaped like a star; existing in the shape of star-shaped crystals.
7. 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.
8. Murated - (Obs., rare) Surrounded by walls
9. Deus providebit - God will provide
10. Scuzzy - Dirty, grimy, murky. Scuz/Scuzz: a dirty, messy person
11. Erumpent - That bursts forth
12. ex cathedra - (Lit., 'from the chair'.) Adv, adj.: Spoken with authority, with the authority of the office. Often ironical
13. Vade mecum - 1) A referential book such as a handbook/manual; 2) A useful object, constantly carried on one's person.
14. Rutilant - Glowing/shining/gleaming/glittering, with either a reddish/golden light.
15. Lox - Liquid oxygen, or a kind of smoked salmon
16. Senza errori - Without error
17. Bafflegab - Official/professional jargon which confuses more than clarifies; gobbledegook.
18. éclat - a.) Brilliancy, radiance, dazzling effect; b.) with public display, ostentation; c.) 'Lustre' of reputation; social distinction; celebrity, renown. 

Infinite Jest Quote #2

The adventures in DFW's Infinite Jest continue... Now there's a bizarre mountain-top meeting between Marathe (of Assassins des Fauteuils Rollents) and Steepley (Bureau des Services sans Spécifité). At some point Marathe says:

"We have, as one will say, larger seafood to cook." (p. 91)

Disclaimer: Putting up the more LCDish humor from Infinite Jest almost betrays the spirit of the work, which is anything but blatant and cheap. The entire work is hysterical, but in general the humor is far more subtle/indirect than the two quotations above and below. Having said that, it's really a screwball comedy.

Infinite Jest Word List #2

1. Phylactery: (From OED) 'b. The fringe which Israelites were commanded to wear as a reminder of the obligation to keep the law. c.) A reminder, a religious observation or profession of faith.'
2. Cardioid: A curve somewhat resembling a heart-shape. Exhibit A.
3. Pargeted: Covered or decorated with plaster or parget
4. Quo vadis: Where are you doing? / Whither goest thou?
5. Kismet: Destiny, fate.  < Turkish kismet, Persian qismat, < Arabic qisma(t) portion, lot, fate, < qasama to divide.
6. Apocope: The cutting off or omission of the last letter or syllable of a word.
7. Comme-il-faut: Being in accord with conventions or accepted standards, proper. "As it's done."
8. Sui testator: Testator is essentially "any person who makes a will." "Self-willer"? (!)
9. Festschrift: A volume of writing by many authors as a tribute to a scholar, for example, on the occasion of retirement of a colleague. [From German Festschrift, from Fest (celebration) + Schrift (writing). Ultimately from Indo-European root skribh- (to cut, separate, or sift) that has resulted in other terms, such as manuscript, subscribe, scripture, scribble, and describe.]
10. Dentate: Having 'teeth' or tooth-like projections along the edge; toothed. Think a comb.
11. Leptosomatic (alt.: Leptosomic) A type of physique characterized by leanness / tallness.
12. Plosivity (?) Quality of being plosive (as in a type of consonant).

Infinite Jest Quote #1

"I'll say God seems to have a kind of laid-back management style I'm not crazy about." (p. 40) 

Faith crisis, Office Space style.

Infinite Jest Word List #1

I've decided to jump into DFW's Infinite Jest in a desperate bid to destroy any academic potential I may still possess.

Also, was thoroughly engrossed in Little Expressionless Animals (by same)  website when halted by the Paris Review's infuriating "To read the rest of this piece, purchase this issue..." cheapshot.

Wordlist #1:

1. Hirsute: Having rough or shaggy hair; shaggy. Covered with long/stiffish hairs. Of or pertaining to hair; of the nature of or consisting of hair.  Rough, shaggy, untrimmed. 2) (Of manners, style)  unpolished.  Derivatives: Hirsutism: An abnormal degree of hairiness (esp. or solely in women).
2. Presbyopic: Deterioration of near vision occurring with advancing age, owing to increasing rigidity of the lens of the eye with reduction in the power of accommodation.
3. Amanuensis: One who copies or writes from the dictation of another.
4. Anfractious: [obs.] Sinuous or circuitous. From anfract: A winding, circuitous route; a sinuosity.