thin and sere (pg. 66) -- Dry.
decarring (pg. 85) -- To exit a vehicle or elevator. I found the invented word charming.
biellette (pg. 302 ) -- A small connecting rod or link.
"Food, no matter how cleverly assembled, Fred, is still just food." -- Page 148.
...the only bozo on the bus. -- Page 187. A Firesign Theater reference?
pinna (pg. 90) -- While the story explains that it is the flappy part of the earlobe, I still looked it up. Trust, but verify.
Capitalism was a marvel, as long as you were a capitalist. -- pg. 39.