Eight More Words From Infinite Jest, pps. 685-715

that might be on the SAT verbals, should you plan on taking them again

Malefic: “Causing or capable of causing harm or destruction, especially by supernatural means.”

Primatal: “Pertaining to Primates.”

Otiose: “Serving no practical purpose or result.”

Catexic: var. of cachexic, from cachexy: “A depraved condition of the body, in which nutrition is everywhere defective.”

Remora: the Suckerfish

Rationo-spiritual: Your guess is as good as mine…something about being both rational (using reason) and spiritual at the same time.

ephebic: “Of, relating to, or characteristic of a youth of ancient Greece or a young man.”

Deuteragonist: “The person second in importance to the protagonist in a drama.”

Brockengespenstphanom: “The magnified shadow of an observer cast in mid air upon any type of cloud opposite a strong light source.”

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