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(noun) an authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree

380

by Charles Tavis's festive fiat

—p.380 by David Foster Wallace
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by Charles Tavis's festive fiat

—p.380 by David Foster Wallace
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(adjective) smooth / (adjective) having a surface without hairs or projections

388

LaMont Chu, glabrous and high-gloss

—p.388 by David Foster Wallace
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LaMont Chu, glabrous and high-gloss

—p.388 by David Foster Wallace
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the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind

414

V&V's NoCoat campaign was a case-study in the eschatology of emotional appeals. It towered, a kind of Überad, casting a shaggy shadow back across a whole century of broadcast persuasion.

—p.414 by David Foster Wallace
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V&V's NoCoat campaign was a case-study in the eschatology of emotional appeals. It towered, a kind of Überad, casting a shaggy shadow back across a whole century of broadcast persuasion.

—p.414 by David Foster Wallace
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(noun) a toxic yellow crystalline phenol derivative C6H3N3O7 structurally similar to TNT and used especially as a high explosive and as a dye or mordant

456

a bulbous cone of picric clouds

the word sounds a lot prettier than the referent actually is

—p.456 by David Foster Wallace
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a bulbous cone of picric clouds

the word sounds a lot prettier than the referent actually is

—p.456 by David Foster Wallace
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(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks

484

the variegated glints of passing low-chassis headlights

—p.484 by David Foster Wallace
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the variegated glints of passing low-chassis headlights

—p.484 by David Foster Wallace
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(noun) an ornamental covering for a horse / (noun) decorative trappings and harness / (noun) rich clothing; adornment / (verb) to provide with or as if with a rich ornamental covering; adorn

533

The veil is a sort of fellowship caparison

—p.533 by David Foster Wallace
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The veil is a sort of fellowship caparison

—p.533 by David Foster Wallace
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(adj) of, resembling, or relating to twilight

556

You got your standard crepuscular rustles.

—p.556 by David Foster Wallace
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You got your standard crepuscular rustles.

—p.556 by David Foster Wallace
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(noun) air or bearing especially as expressive of attitude or personality; demeanor / (noun) appearance aspect

684

Krause's spectral mien

—p.684 by David Foster Wallace
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Krause's spectral mien

—p.684 by David Foster Wallace
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(noun) a person in charge of the sacristy (a room in a church where a priest prepares for a service, and where ceremonial equipment are kept)

705

in a locked sacristy

—p.705 by David Foster Wallace
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in a locked sacristy

—p.705 by David Foster Wallace
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(adjective) producing no useful result; futile / (adjective) being at leisure; idle / (adjective) lacking use or effect; functionless

717

another both advantage and disadvantage of nasal cocaine is that eating becomes otiose and optional

—p.717 by David Foster Wallace
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another both advantage and disadvantage of nasal cocaine is that eating becomes otiose and optional

—p.717 by David Foster Wallace
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