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firmly established by long persistence; confirmed in habit

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an inveterate thrower of stones at the skins of ponds

—p.50 Luckily the account representative knew CPR (43) by David Foster Wallace

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an inveterate thrower of stones at the skins of ponds

—p.50 Luckily the account representative knew CPR (43) by David Foster Wallace

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(intrans verb) to progress by revolving; (trans verb) to propel by causing to rotate

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ding, trundle and sigh

—p.56 Girl with curious hair (53) by David Foster Wallace

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ding, trundle and sigh

—p.56 Girl with curious hair (53) by David Foster Wallace

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a firm hard-finish durable fabric (as of wool or rayon) twilled with diagonal ribs on the right side

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gabardine slacks

—p.66 Girl with curious hair (53) by David Foster Wallace

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gabardine slacks

—p.66 Girl with curious hair (53) by David Foster Wallace

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for the sake of an example, e.g., for example

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used to start a sentence

—p.71 Girl with curious hair (53) by David Foster Wallace

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used to start a sentence

—p.71 Girl with curious hair (53) by David Foster Wallace

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insulting, abusive, or highly critical language

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There was often far more of this constituents' mail, these Voices of the People, full of invective or adulation or petition for redress or advantage

—p.87 Lyndon (75) by David Foster Wallace

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There was often far more of this constituents' mail, these Voices of the People, full of invective or adulation or petition for redress or advantage

—p.87 Lyndon (75) by David Foster Wallace

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(noun) a three-beat gait of a horse or other quadruped between a trot and a gallop; (verb) move to that gait

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He did run in 1960, or rather canter, in the primaries

—p.91 Lyndon (75) by David Foster Wallace

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He did run in 1960, or rather canter, in the primaries

—p.91 Lyndon (75) by David Foster Wallace

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rumor or gossip (deriving from the nautical term for the cask used to serve water)

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And it was well-known scuttlebutt

—p.110 Lyndon (75) by David Foster Wallace

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And it was well-known scuttlebutt

—p.110 Lyndon (75) by David Foster Wallace

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(plural for tympanum) the recessed, usually triangular space enclosed between the horizontal and sloping cornices of a pediment, often decorated with sculpture

112

the mirror with frames carved like tympana

—p.112 Lyndon (75) by David Foster Wallace

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the mirror with frames carved like tympana

—p.112 Lyndon (75) by David Foster Wallace

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(noun) a change or variation occurring in the course of something; successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs

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the vicissitudes of human relatings

—p.121 John Billy (119) by David Foster Wallace

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the vicissitudes of human relatings

—p.121 John Billy (119) by David Foster Wallace

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(adj) of, relating to, or characteristic of fire

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busted a igneous leg

—p.123 John Billy (119) by David Foster Wallace

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busted a igneous leg

—p.123 John Billy (119) by David Foster Wallace

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