Quizlet Infinite Jest (257 - 286)

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  1. afflatus: A strong creative impulse, especially as a result of divine inspiration.
  2. assiduous: Constant in application or attention; diligent
  3. coccyx: tailbone
  4. dermal: relating to the skin or dermis
  5. egregious: Conspicuously bad or offensive.
  6. imbibe: To drink, To receive and absorb into the mind
  7. Levantine: Noun or adjective that defines the non-Muslim populations and cultures of the modern Middle East.
  8. liniment: A medicinal fluid rubbed into the skin to soothe pain or relieve stiffness
  9. Macramé: a form of textile-making using knotting rather than weaving or knitting
  10. nystagmus: A rapid, involuntary, oscillatory motion of the eyeball.
  11. oeuvre: work of art
  12. pallor: Extreme paleness
  13. sedulous: Persevering and constant in effort or application; assiduous
  14. sepulchral: Suggestive of the grave; funereal.
  15. terse: Brief and to the point; effectively concise
  16. thoracic: Of, relating to, or situated in or near the thorax
  17. tincture: A coloring or dyeing substance; a pigment
  18. transom: A horizontal crosspiece over a door or between a door and a window above it.
  19. triage: A process for sorting injured people into groups based on their need for or likely benefit from immediate medical treatment.
  20. tumescence: A swelling or enlarging.