Neuromancer

Question 1

Barbiturate

Answer 1

noun
1. any of a class of sedative and sleep-inducing drugs derived from barbituric acid.
“they both tested positive for benzodiazepines and barbiturates”

CHEMISTRY
2. a salt or ester of barbituric acid.

Question 2

Sartorial

Answer 2

adjective
relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress.
“sartorial elegance”

Question 3

Effete

Answer 3

adjective
1. affected and overly refined.
“effete trendies from art college”

2. (of a man) behaving in a way traditionally associated with women and regarded as inappropriate for a man.

3. no longer capable of effective action.
“the authority of an effete aristocracy began to dwindle”

Question 4

Prehensile

Answer 4

adjective
(chiefly of an animal’s limb or tail) capable of grasping.
“many monkeys have long, prehensile tails which they use in swinging through the trees”

Question 5

Nacelle

Answer 5

noun
1. a streamlined casing on the outside of an aircraft or motor vehicle, especially one housing an aircraft engine.
“a grey aircraft with NAVY painted on the engine nacelles”

2. the passenger compartment of an airship.