Snow Crash Glossary

Snow Crash Glossary

breathtaking

astonishing or awe-inspiring in quality, so as to take one's breath away

convention

a large meeting or conference, esp. of members of a political party or a particular profession

corrugate

contract or cause to contract into wrinkles or folds

debris

scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed

eponymous

named after a particular person

espionage

the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information

exhaustive

fully comprehensive

germinate

come into existence and develop

harass

subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation

liability

the state of being responsible for something, esp. by law

liferaft

a raft, typically inflatable, for use in an emergency at sea

menace

a threat or danger

momentum

the quantity of motion of a moving body

opaque

not able to be seen through, not transparent

pedestrian

a person walking along a road or in a developed area

profusely

abundantly, generously

render

provide a service

retinue

a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person

subroutine

a set of instructions designed to perform a frequently used operation within a program

substantive

having a firm basis in reality and therefore important, meaningful, or considerable

suspension

the temporary prevention of something from continuing or being in force or effect

vulnerable

susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm

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