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Next paragraph, he uses "transpicuous" to mean "you can see through it." I'm in favor of using large/obscure words to get a more precise meaning, but this is just needless pretension! Maybe it's to make the readers feel soooo smart?

really, "catachthonic" for "underground"? Now I remember why I was so bored for most of this book... you are trying way too hard, Neal!