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

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the killing of insects, presumably

an interval between two acts of a play or opera

by that very act or quality; thereby

the part of the Eucharistic prayer in which the presence of the Holy Spirit is invoked to bless the elements or the communicants.

(adj) fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits, especially in eating and drinking

(genetics) the interaction of genes that are not alleles, in particular the suppression of the effect of one such gene by another

(noun) one of the letters adopted as books of the New Testament / (noun) a liturgical lection usually from one of the New Testament Epistles / (noun) letter, or a composition in the form of a letter

(from Latin) something that emerges, or bursts through; breaking forth

the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind

the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind

(noun) cause, origin / (noun) the cause of a disease or abnormal condition / (noun) a branch of knowledge concerned with causes / (noun) a branch of medical science concerned with the causes and origins of diseases

for the sake of an example, e.g., for example

coined by Danish science writer Tor Nørretranders in his book The User Illusion published in English 1998; meant to mean "explicitly discarded information"

(adjective) very hot; burning / (adjective) marked by often extreme fervor

(verb) adorn (a place) with ribbons, garlands, or other decorations; (verb) a chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration

(noun) an authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree

an originally French word that means extra (as in a theatrical production); related words "unfiguranted" and "figurantless" mean "without anonymous extras" (where everyone is a protagonist of sorts)

an originally French word that means extra (as in a theatrical production); related words "unfiguranted" and "figurantless" mean "without anonymous extras" (where everyone is a protagonist of sorts)

an originally French word that means extra (as in a theatrical production); related words "unfiguranted" and "figurantless" mean "without anonymous extras" (where everyone is a protagonist of sorts)

(verb) obtain (something) by devious or dishonest means

(adjective) very flowery in style; ornate / tinged with red; ruddy / marked by emotional or sexual fervor / elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated

a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character

the leaf or leaflike part of a palm, fern, or similar plant

(adjective) dazzlingly bright; radiant (effulgent is a synonym)

a firm hard-finish durable fabric (as of wool or rayon) twilled with diagonal ribs on the right side

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