wondrous words

from Oryx and Crake:

Vermiform– \”He\’d used the vermiform appendix as the base on which to construct the necessary organ…\”
Definition: shaped like a worm, long and thin

Inchoate– \”… events had marked him, he\’d had his own scars, his dark emotions. Ignorant, perhaps. Unformed, inchoate.\”
Definition: in an early stage, not yet fully developed

Troglodyte– \”He was feeling more and more like a troglodyte.\”
Definition: a primitive person who lives in a cave

Plangent– \”Maybe they\’d pick it up now, in time for a heartfelt, plangent, and action-filled finale.\”
Definition: expressing sadness, or: loud and resounding

Homogenized– \”Just in time, fear has homogenized his bowels.\”
Definition: to make uniform in consistency, especially through a fluid (ew)

Snaffle– \”He fills up an empty beer bottle with boiled water, then snaffles a standard-issue micro-fibre laundry bag from the bedroom…\”
Definition: to seize quickly and easily

and from The Cats of Lamu:

Raconteur– \”A great raconteur, Kay was full of fun and always ready for a put-on or a joke, which the locals loved- when they understood the sometimes alien punch line.\”
Definition: a person skilled at telling stories

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