Tamper
Meddle with; to alter something or damage it.
Titan
Saturn's largest moon
Valid
In the context of the film, a 'valid' is a genetically engineered individual
Invalid
An 'invalid' is an individual conceived naturally; not genetically engineered
Genoism
Discriminating against an individual based on their genes
Myopia
A condition of the eye, commonly called short-sightedness
Faith-birth
Another term for invalid. Also called a God-child.
Borrowed ladder
An invalid who adopts the identity of a valid, impersonating them through posession of their genetic material
De-gene-erate
A derogatory term for a borrowed ladder. It is also a play on the word 'degenerate', meaning an individual of exceedingly low status
Flat foot
A colloquial, derogatory term for a police officer.
Quotient
An amount of a specified quantity
Geneticist
A scientist who studies the inheritance of traits
Unscrupulous
Not honest or fair, lacking moral principles
Southpaw
A left-handed boxer, who leads with the right hand
Vial
A container, usually made of glass and characteristically used for holding liquid medicines or human samples such as blood.
Hoovers
In the film, Hoovers refer to FBI agents. This refers to their activity of 'hoovering' up human samples, but also to J. Edgar Hoover, the first Director of the FBI.
Metronome
A device used by musicians to mark time at a selected rate by giving a regular tick
