Artemis Vocab

Question 1

desiccant

Answer 1

a substance that maintains dryness in its vicinity

The dirt in the smelter acted as a desiccant and yanked all the moisture out of the air. This caused Jazz to be randomly zapped by electric charges.

Question 2

beveled

Answer 2

having a sloping edge, rather than a square one

I beveled the cut so the plug would fall outward instead of in

Question 3

nebbish

Answer 3

a person, especially a man, who is regarded as pitifully ineffectual, timid, or submissive.

You don’t think a bunch of nebbish control room nerds would do something like that? Think again.

Question 4

ostentatious

Answer 4

attempting to impress and show off to someone

Shepard’s bubble was much more luxurious than Conrad’s, containing chandeliers, real grass parks, huge hallways, and carpeted floors. Talk about ostentatious

Question 5

credenza

Answer 5

a sideboard or cupboard

Trond Landvik made some cold tasting coffee and tea for his guests, Jin Chu and Jazz, on his lavish credenza.

Question 6

moor

Answer 6

an area of open land preserved for shooting

Jazz strictly prohibited smuggling guns into Artemis because the moon was NOT a moor!

Question 7

wielder

Answer 7

a person who uses a weapon, instrument, or tool effectively

Jazz and his father are excellent wielders, some might say the best in the entire city of Artemis.

Question 8

lunar liberation

Answer 8

the wagging or wavering of the Moon from the perspective of people on Earth caused by changes in their perspective

Ammar Bashara built a praying wall that always faces west, even on the moon, and accounts for lunar liberation.

Question 9

palatial

Answer 9

resembling a spacious palace

the tiny living room was palatial compared to my human shithole

Question 10

meticulously

Answer 10

in a way that shows great attention to detail; very thoroughly

Dad’s meticulously organized equipment hung on the walls.

Question 11

axiom

Answer 11

a statement which is thought of as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true

An axiom used by all astronauts in space is to help each other out with taking off EVA suits. It is a painfully annoying task to do alone!

Question 12

convoluted

Answer 12

especially of an argument, story, or sentence being extremely complex and difficult to follow

Svoboda described his latest discovery to Jazz, which was so convoluted that she failed to follow.

Question 13

mosey

Answer 13

to walk or move in a leisurely manner

Dale moseyed around Jazz as she worked painstakingly hard to sabotage Sanchez’s smelters. He was just there to save her incase something went wrong.

Question 14

profanity

Answer 14

a swear word

I invented some new profanities, I’m not sure. Is “fusumitch” a word?

Question 15

readout

Answer 15

a visual record or display of the output from a computer or scientific instrument

Every time someone puts on an EVA, whether is Bob, Jazz, or Dale, they must double check the readouts on their gizmo to make sure everything is working properly.

Question 16

bureaucracy

Answer 16

a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials (administration)

Pointless bureaucracy. Even the most rank amateur couldn’t damage a six centimeter plate of aluminum.

Question 17

amenity

Answer 17

a useful facility of a building or place OR the pleasantness of a place or person

After Jazz took a nice, long private shower in a hotel, she noted to have one of her own when she had one million slugs.

Question 18

pneumatic

Answer 18

containing or operated by air or gas under pressure

The containers were sealed into pipes, which forced them into the facility with air pressure. Like an old school pneumatic tube system.

Question 19

coolant

Answer 19

a liquid or gas that is used to remove heat from something

Ice water was used as a coolant for the wax in the aluminum harvesters.

Question 20

breakneck

Answer 20

dangerously or extremely fast

The harvesters were at a “breakneck” speed of 5 km per hour.

Question 21

domicile

Answer 21

the country or place that a person treats as their permanent home

After Jazz broke up with Sean, she had just enough money to pay deposit and one month on a domicile (aka her coffin bed).

Question 22

renenge

Answer 22

to go back on a promise or contract

A Bashara never reneges on a deal,” said Rudy as he was trying unsuccessfully to buy out information from Jazz.

Question 23

mutilate

Answer 23

to inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on

Irina mutilated Alverez during her last moments of defense, which was soon appreciated by Jazz when she was ambushed.

Question 24

torque

Answer 24

a twisting force that tends to cause rotation

I hung on and kicked off the doorframe to torque his injured arm as much as I could.

Question 25

ajar

Answer 25

slightly open

When one of those hotel safes isn’t in use its ajar.

Question 26

syndicate

Answer 26

a group of people combine to promote some common interest

They were owned by O Palacio, Brazil’s largest and most powerful organized crime syndicate.

Question 27

launder

Answer 27

to obtain money illegally

They use Sanchez aluminum to launder money.

Question 28

collate

Answer 28

collect and combine information in proper order

We need to collate the evidence for the courts in… where’s he going?

Question 29

attentuation

Answer 29

the reduction of the force, effect, or value of something

The ZAFO fiber optic had zero attenuation.

Question 30

probate

Answer 30

The process of approving a will.

I’m on a trust until I’m eighteen. The probate is going to take months, maybe years.

Question 31

aplomb

Answer 31

self confidence or assurance, especially in a demanding situation

Ngugi somehow carried grace aplomb even while hunched over at her desk.

Question 32

fastidious

Answer 32

careful

After more fastidious double checks, Mr. Bashara got started, for her daughter’s life depended on the quality of his work.

Question 33

rudimentary

Answer 33

involving basic principles

When Jazz worked over the harvesters on her earlier mission, she’d done only rudimentary joins.

Question 34

litigation

Answer 34

the process of taking legal action

Jazz will be involved in many litigations for the destruction of Sanchez’s smelter and harvesters.

Question 35

asphyxiation

Answer 35

the state of having no oxygen, which can lead to suffocation and death

If the springs leak, Dale would have to haul Jazz into the rover airlock. She wouldn’t be able to do it herself because she’d be too busy dying of asphyxiation.

Question 36

philistine

Answer 36

a person who is hostile or has no understanding of culture and arts

Svoboda thought Jazz was a philistine because she wasn’t interested in his scientific process.

Question 37

flaccid

Answer 37

(of a body part) soft and hanging loosely

Jazz spread the flaccid plastic of the tourist hamster ball on the ground and inflated it as fast as she could.

Question 38

pedant

Answer 38

a person who is excessively concerned with minor details or rules

Jazz’s father was such a pedant to Jazz when it came to following rules, which annoyed her very much.

Question 39

sardonic

Answer 39

grimly mocking or evil

Jazz gave a sardonic smile to Loretta Sanchez after she blew up the aluminum smelter.

Question 40

regolith

Answer 40

dust, broken rocks, and loose dirt on the surface or the moon or earth

Regolith bounced up and scattered everywhere when Jazz took her first step in her EVA suit on the lunar terrain.

Question 41

supplication

Answer 41

the action of humbly begging/submitting to someone

Trond bowed in supplication after Jin Chu flawlessly recalled a specific detail about Captain Kirk in Star Trek.