Quicksilver Glossary

by Neal Stephenson

Quicksilver Glossary

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Competent

Having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully

Protocol

Official procedure or tradition of doing something

Rare

Does not occur often

Perversely

Improper or immoral

Relentless

Nonstop, never-ending

Predestination

A state of affairs where the end result is not surprising but was clearly intended from the beginning

Depiction

To show or represent

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