Schindler's List Vocab

neuroprosthetic

.

ISV

independent software vendor

neophyte

.

com·plai·sant

/kəmˈplāsənt/

adjective

willing to please others; obliging; agreeable.

"when unharnessed, Northern dogs are peaceful and complaisant"

intropunitive.

self-flagellating

apricity

Warmth of the sun; basking in the sun.

nadir

the lowest point of a person or an origin; the opposite of an apex; where you want to buy the stocks at.

as·cet·ic

/əˈsedik/

adjective

characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.

"an ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labor"

IPC

interprocess communication

vis-a-vis

In relation to.

acolyte

.

vi·nous

/ˈvīnəs/

adjective

resembling, associated with, or fond of wine.

"a vinous smell"

LITERARY

of the reddish color of wine.

"a wood pigeon with vinous underparts"

reify

make something more concrete

transistasis

opposite of homeostasis. The need to change.

stalwart

.

parochial

Limited. (origin: Catholicism?)

cochlea

a hollow tube in the inner ear

feckful

powerful, effective

exemplar

the person-version of example-- a role model

interlocutor

.

interoperability

the ability of different operations to work together 

in·vet·er·ate

/inˈvedərət/

adjective

having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change.

"he was an inveterate gambler"

Amortization

Pay off slowly over time

feckless

weak, ineffective

fris·son

/frēˈsôn/

noun

a sudden strong feeling of excitement or fear; a thrill.

"a frisson of excitement"

bespoke

made for a particular customer or user.