ploce (en)

a figure of speech in which a word is separated or repeated by way of emphasis; the repetition of a word functions as a different part of speech or in different contexts (e.g., "In that great victory, Caesar was Caesar!")

predella (en)

a step or platform on which an altar is placed

Protagoras (en)

a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who is numbered as one of the sophists by Plato

quincunx (en)

(noun) an arrangement of five things in a square or rectangle with one at each corner and one in the middle

rapacity (en)

aggressive greed

remora (en)

(noun) marine bony fishes that have the anterior dorsal fin modified into a suctorial disk on the head by means of which they adhere especially to other fishes / (noun) hindrance, drag

repetend (en)

(noun) a repeated sound, word, or phrase / (noun) refrain

roughage (en)

fibrous indigestible material in vegetable foodstuffs that aids the passage of food and waste products through the gut

rutilant (en)

(adjective) having a reddish glow

saprogenic (en)

(adj; biology) causing or produced by putrefaction or decay

schizofy (en)

an invented term by DFW? split up?

schlamazl (ji)

(also schlimazel) a consistently unlucky or accident-prone person

scuttlebutt (en)

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

Sherwood Anderson (en)

an American novelist and short story writer, known for subjective and self-revealing works

styptic (en)

(adjective) tending to contract or bind; astringent / (adjective) tending to check bleeding / (noun) a stick of a medicated styptic substance for use especially in shaving to stop the bleeding from small cuts

temblor (en)

(noun) earthquake / (verb) to shake involuntarily (as with fear or cold); shiver / (verb) to move, sound, pass, or come to pass as if shaken or tremulous / (verb) to be affected with great fear or anxiety

treillage (en)

(noun) latticework for vines; trellis

tumbrel (en)

(noun) a farm tipcart / (noun) a vehicle carrying condemned persons (as political prisoners during the French Revolution) to a place of execution

tympana (en)

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

undulating (en)

(verb) to form or move in waves; fluctuate / (verb) to rise and fall in volume, pitch, or cadence / (verb) to present a wavy appearance / (verb) to cause to move in a wavy, sinuous, or flowing manner

Wagnerian (en)

relating to or characteristic of the operas of German composer Richard Wagner

Walpurgisrevel (de)

(noun) alternative way of saying "Walpurgisnacht" or "Walpurgis Night", meaning Witches' Night; feast day of Saint Walpurga

wangled (en)

obtain (something that is desired) by persuading others to comply or by manipulating events

William Gaddis (en)

an American novelist; one of the first and most important American postmodern writers

winnow (en)

(verb) blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff; remove (people or things) from a group until only the best ones are left