21 Interesting Words From David Foster Wallace's Vocabulary List

21 Interesting Words From David Foster Wallace's Vocabulary List:

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aerobe—organism requiring oxygen to live
afterclap—unexpected, often unpleasant sequel to a matter that had been considered closed
anaclisis—psychological dependence on others; “anaclitic”
apophasis—allusion to something by denying that it will be mentioned
bistre—yellowish-brown color
catadromous—living in freshwater but migrating to sea to breed
ecotone—transitional zone between communities containing the characteristic species of each
euphuism—ornate, allusive, overpoetic prose style
gloze—minimize or underplay… “gloze” the embarrassing part
muntin—strip of wood or metal that separates & holds various panes in a window, like a window w/ four individual panes arranged in a big rectangle, etc.
nidifugous—leaving the nest shortly after hatching
ocherous—moderate orange yellow
ordurous—dungish or shitty
patelliphobia—fear of bowls, cups, basins, and tubs
peritrichous—having a band of cilia around the mouth as certain protozoans
privity—secret, special knowledge between two or more people; (adj.) privitive
serrate—having or forming a row of sharp little teethy things
tarantism—disorder where you have uncontrollable need to dance
tardive (adj.)—having symptoms that develop slowly or appear long after inception
tenesmus—urgent but ineffectual attempt to pee or shit
valetudinarian—sickly, weak, morbidly health-conscious person