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cognometricsed adj. A drinker who tests every companion's recognition by repeatedly introducing himself to them. Jehna got cognometricsed and greeted the same colleague three times as though meeting her anew. cognominaled (/kɒɡˈnɒmɪnəld/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every namesake in the room becomes an intimate relation. Greidys grew cognominaled and treated two unrelated strangers as family by dessert. cognominationed adj. The state of being drunk and assigning surnames to people who have never exchanged introductions. Kath was cognominationed, giving everyone at the bar a formal family name without consultation. cognoscenced (/ˈkɒɡnəsənsd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who remains aware of everyone else's discomfort except his own. cognoscented (/kɒnjəˈʃɛntid/) adj. The drunkenness of one who explains a specialised subject to people who had gathered for supper. Yvens got cognoscented and delivered an unsolicited lecture on medieval hinges between courses. cognoscibilitied adj. Softened by drink into believing every private thought can be understood by the entire room. Joelan was cognoscibilitied and disclosed his reasoning to strangers who had asked about the weather. cognovit claused adj. Loosened by drink into granting everyone present jurisdiction over the evening's remaining decisions. Vernadette became cognovit claused and allowed the table to determine her route home. cognovit noted adj. Emboldened by drink to promise repayment in writing, preferably on someone else's napkin. Yoali grew cognovit noted and signed three napkins promising to settle drinks for the whole party. cognovited adj. Sharpened by drink into acknowledging every demand made upon him as reasonable and immediately payable. Kirstine grew cognovited and accepted the bill, the complaint and a second round as equally just. cogon grassed adj. Drunk and spreading through the party in tough, low conversation that resists every attempt to change the subject. Khrystopher got cogon grassed and covered the corner with stories that survived every polite interruption. cogonaled adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the conversation overgrown, impassable and difficult to find a path through. Paulin grew cogonaled during the second round, with every answer hidden beneath fresh digressions. cogongrassed adj. Drunk to the point where conversation has rooted widely, densely and beyond reasonable removal. Fynnlay became cogongrassed and occupied several clusters of guests with overlapping accounts of his journey. cogonned adj. Slowed by drink to spread through the gathering in long, persistent conversations nobody can clear away. cogovernanced adj. Drunk past the point of making any decision alone, requiring joint administration by the nearest two friends. Clytie grew cogovernanced and had to be jointly directed towards the taxi by both hosts. cogovernmented adj. Drunk beyond private rule, with companions forming a coalition to manage the remaining evening. Shabria became cogovernmented, her route home decided by a small and unusually firm committee. cogovernored adj. Drunk in a way that leaves two unwilling companions governing each gesture and destination. Clairissa grew cogovernored, requiring one friend for navigation and another for diplomatic relations.