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Conversations with David Foster Wallace
by David Foster Wallace, Stephen J. Burn

Conversations with David Foster Wallace
by David Foster Wallace, Stephen J. Burn

Conversations with David Foster Wallace
by David Foster Wallace, Stephen J. Burn

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maundering (en)

rambling OR meandering

145

now I'm just maundering on

—p.145 The Connection: David Foster Wallace (136) by David Foster Wallace
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7 years, 8 months ago

now I'm just maundering on

—p.145 The Connection: David Foster Wallace (136) by David Foster Wallace
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7 years, 8 months ago

abstruse (en)

difficult to understand; obscure

147
—p.147 The Connection: David Foster Wallace (136) by David Foster Wallace
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—p.147 The Connection: David Foster Wallace (136) by David Foster Wallace
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piquant (en)

pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind OR spicy

153

I feel pressure to say something funny or piquant

—p.153 Interview with David Foster Wallace (152) by David Foster Wallace
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I feel pressure to say something funny or piquant

—p.153 Interview with David Foster Wallace (152) by David Foster Wallace
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rapacity (en)

aggressive greed

159

on the Bush administration

—p.159 Just Asking . . . David Foster Wallace (158) by David Foster Wallace
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on the Bush administration

—p.159 Just Asking . . . David Foster Wallace (158) by David Foster Wallace
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mendacity (en)

untruthfulness

159

on the Bush administration

—p.159 Just Asking . . . David Foster Wallace (158) by David Foster Wallace
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on the Bush administration

—p.159 Just Asking . . . David Foster Wallace (158) by David Foster Wallace
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7 years, 8 months ago

finagle (en)

(verb) obtain (something) by devious or dishonest means

171

I got very assertive research- and finagle- wise

—p.171 The Lost Years and Last Days of David Foster Wallace (161) by David Foster Wallace
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I got very assertive research- and finagle- wise

—p.171 The Lost Years and Last Days of David Foster Wallace (161) by David Foster Wallace
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ruminations (en)

a deep or considered thought about something OR the action of chewing the cud

174

ruminations on Margaret Thatcher

—p.174 The Lost Years and Last Days of David Foster Wallace (161) by David Foster Wallace
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ruminations on Margaret Thatcher

—p.174 The Lost Years and Last Days of David Foster Wallace (161) by David Foster Wallace
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7 years, 8 months ago

gussy (en)

(verb) make more attractive, especially in a showy or gimmicky way

177

high-gussy lunch

—p.177 The Lost Years and Last Days of David Foster Wallace (161) by David Foster Wallace
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high-gussy lunch

—p.177 The Lost Years and Last Days of David Foster Wallace (161) by David Foster Wallace
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