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306* · Courses Taught at ETA

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Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment

candent
glowing with heat

Orion
one of the more famous constellations in the night sky

Lay
non-professional

Anthracite
a type of coal

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crop-and-epaulette
crop being a riding crop, this would suggest a certain militaristic disposition

Winter Park FL
a city in Florida about five miles north-northeast of Orlando

grange
shorthand for the Granger movement, here used in the generic sense of organizing, as of labor

Endnote 105

Dworkinite
The word refers to Andrea Dworkin (1946-2005), and American radical lesbian feminist

Pizzitola
probably a reference to the Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, R.I.

Y.W.-Q.M.D.

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eustacian-crumbling
The Eustachian tube connects the inner ear to the throat; this compound adjective would mean "deafeningly loud."

fin
a slang term for a $5 bill

SPN
Shared Processing Network

joe
coffee

Year of the Trial-Size Dove Bar

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Vivian, Utah
a city about 30 miles southeast of Salt Lake City

Hempstead, Long Island
a town in New York about 25 miles into Long Island, about halfway between the North and South shores

Sonora, Mexico
a state of northern Mexico, bordering Arizona

Junebug
a genus of beetles found, among elsewhere, in the Eastern U.S.

moonballed
Here used as a past-tense noun, a moonball is a very high lob.

détente
a relaxation of tensions

Frontenac
probably a reference to the Battle of Fort Frontenac during the French and Indian Wars, where the British defeated the French

Canadianism
presumably this is a political movement of some kind, probably based on separation from the U.S.

rub
obstacle or impediment

real-French
as opposed to Québecois French

Pléaide Classics
better known as Bibliothèque de la Pléaide

glottal
involving the epiglottis in pronunication

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thorax
chest

prenatal dentition
growth of teeth before birth

Cartier and Roberval and Cap Rouge and Champlain
Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) was a French explorer who first mapped the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and who coined the name "Canada." Jean-François de la Roque de Roberval (1500-1560) was a French pirate and first lieutenant general of New France (i.e., French Canada, i.e., Québec). Cap-Rouge is a section of present-day Québec City, where Cartier tried to place his first French settlement. Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635) was the French founder of Québec City

Ursuline nuns
the Order of St. Ursula, the members of which teach young girls

wimples
the head coverings that nuns wear

U.N. Day
October 24

wig-and-jerkin
A jerkin is a close-fitting men's jacket. With the wig, this is the costume of the early Modern warrior.

Amherst
Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717-1797), was a British field marshal and veteran of the French and Indian Wars.

Hurons
More properly called the Wyandot or Wendat, these are an indigenous people of North America originally inhabiting Québec before the French arrived.

variola
the Latin word for "smallpox"

SACPOP
Strike Against Civilian Population

toadstool
a poisonous mushroom

Steinkamp
German: stone enclosure

Saluki
a breed of dog

ROM
Read-Only Memory

Levesque-Parti-and-Bloc Québecois and Fronte de la Libération Nationale
René Lévesque (1922-1987) was a Québecois government minister and founder of the Parti Québécois. Bloc Québécois promotes sovereignty for Québec while the Parti promotes independence. The Fronte mentioned above is probably a misnomer or early form of the FLQ.

convolved
wound together

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Endnote 110

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U.S. Interstate 87
It runs from Champlain, NY, on the Canadian border, to the Bronx.

empiricist
describing drivers orienting themselves by experience, rather than paying close attention

Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad

diabolic
devilishly evil

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benzodioxane
a metabolite of benzodiazepines

312 · Mario

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pica
abnormal appetite

Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) was a Dutch painter.

Toronto's Skydome
Now known as Rogers Centre, this is the home field of the Toronto Blue Jays.

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contractured
having shortened muscle tissue

Green Valley AZ
a city in Arizona about 22.5 miles due south of Tucson

saguaro
a type of cactus

bradyauxetic
slow in cell development

Endnote 115

Richard von Volkmann (1830-1889) was a prominent German surgeon.

gerontologic
having to do with the study of old age

lentissimo
a musical term that is Italian for "very, very slowly"

Page 313 (cont'd)

inebriate
as a noun, a drunkard

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blepharoplasty
surgical reshaping of the eyelid

corticate
having an outer layer

mucronate
having abruptly projecting points

nonprehensile
unable to grab

yarmulke
the Yiddish word for the skullcap that observant Jewish men wear

Stanford-Binet
a type of IQ test

bradyphrenic
slow-witted

joint of beef
a piece of beef of a good size for roasting

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NNYC
New New York City

.7-meter
about 2.3 feet

Marino lamps
shorthand for a San Marino floor lamp

Year of the Trial-Size Dove Bar

codicil
an addition to a legal will

Endnote 116

hyperfloriated
overdecorated with floral designs

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juvenilia
art created by a child or teenager

attenuates
lessens

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à clef
French for "by key," the term is usually given as roman à clef, i.e., a novel for which one needs a key to understand.

canted
sloped at an angle

tangrams
a type of Chinese puzzle

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Year of Dairy Products From the American Heartland

317 · Marathe & Steeply Again

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Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment

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l'aine des Etats Unis
French: the ass of the United States

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redemised
As "demised" would mean "died," this word would have the sense of dying again.

Sans-Christe
French: Without Christ

Un ennemi commun
French: a common enemy

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L'état protecteur
French: the protector-state

lume nacreous
pearly light

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