Welcome to Bookmarker!

This is a personal project by @dellsystem. I built this to help me retain information from the books I'm reading.

Source code on GitHub (MIT license).

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the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax

(noun) a paint made from pigment mixed with melted beeswax and resin and after application fixed by heat / (noun) the method involving the use of encaustic or a work produced by this method

calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation

(noun) a foliated metamorphic rock corresponding in composition to a feldspathic plutonic rock (as granite)

(noun) the often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river's banks; an area lying beyond what is visible or known

in a way that cannot be removed or forgotten

(adjective) suffering from extreme poverty; impoverished / (adjective) deficient / (adjective) totally lacking in something specified

(adjective) using or involving the use of a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

(adj) having no match or equal; unrivaled OR (noun) an unrivaled or matchless person or thing

(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective) lacking sparkle or liveliness; dull

(noun) a complete or impressive collection of things; (historically) a complete set of arms or suit of armor

the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity

(adjective) of, relating to, or living or occurring in the open sea; oceanic

(adjective) favorable to or promoting health or well-being

(adjective) born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn / (adjective) cold and steady in mood; slow to act or change / (adjective) of a gloomy or surly disposition / (adjective) having a sardonic aspect

the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc, especially as a substitute for actual sexual participation

(noun) an upright bar, post, or support (as for a roof or a ship's deck) / (noun) a device that fits loosely around the neck of an animal (as a cow) and limits forward and backward motion (as in a stall)

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