Cryptonomicon Glossary

Cryptonomicon Glossary

accessible

able to be reached or entered

belabor

attack or assault someone physically or verbally

capricious

given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

debrief

question someone, typically a soldier or spy about a completed mission or undertaking

decipher

convert a text written in code, or a coded signal into normal language

devastate

destroy or ruin something

freebie

a thing given free of charge

glittery

shining , bright

hostile

unfriendly

impunity

exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action

incarnation

a person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or abstract quality

nightmarish

dreadful, horrible

offspring

a person's child or children

revenue

income, esp. when of a company or organization and of a substantial nature

snide

derogatory or mocking in an indirect way

soothe

gently calm

sophomore

a second-year college or high school student

tacit

understood or implied without being stated

tedious

too long, slow, or dull: tiresome or monotonous

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