IJ144.2
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144 (2) ยท Decline of Videophony
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homuncular
of or pertaining to a diminutive human being
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straw boater
a type of hat (a "boater") made of straw
tumescent
swollen
Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
Freddie-Mac
common name for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company
trivalent
having a chemical valance of three
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vectored
To vector is to direct the position of (an airplane).
gumlet
By context, it would seem this word is a synonym for aglet.
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furtive
shifty or sneaky
Physiognomic Dysphoria
Loosely, it means "feeling badly about how one looks."
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snafus
plural of "snafu," a military acronym for "situation normal: all fucked up"
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ostentatious
pretentious or showy
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verve
enthusiasm or vigor
precipitant
sudden, hasty, or rash
micro-econometrist
An econometrist is an economist who uses statistical methods. A microeconomist is an economist who studies a smaller level of economics, i.e., firms and businesses rather than nations or international business.
Ludditism
Named for Ned Ludd (born Ned Ludlam), the Luddites were 19th century opposers of the Industrial Revolution.
retrograde
moving backward
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electric zirconium jewelry
Jewelry made of zircon. Electricity can be applied to a zircon to make a lamp.
NoCoat LinguaScrapers
tongue scrapers designed to remove a film coat
and c.
Et cetera or etc. is Latin for "and other things." Here Wallace has translated et and left c untranslated.
panagoraphobia
fear of going outside (agoraphobia) in any place (pan-)
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