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”