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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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(noun) an intervening space

insulting, abusive, or highly critical language

firmly established by long persistence; confirmed in habit

idk

(noun) a member of the Turkish infantry forming the Sultan's guard between the 14th and 19th centuries

(noun) a long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes

an itinerant minstrel

the ancient Jewish tradition of mystical interpretation of the Bible; as an adjective, refers to something secretive or mysterious

(adj) relating to German organic chemist Friedrich August Kekulé, who discovered the structure of benzene in an Friedrich ouroboros-themed dream

(adj) relating to German organic chemist Friedrich August Kekulé, who discovered the structure of benzene in an Friedrich ouroboros-themed dream

kif (en)

a substance, especially cannabis, smoked to produce a drowsy state (from Arabic)

destiny; fate

an unfilled space; a gap (plural: lacunae)

an unfilled space; a gap (plural: lacunae)

to speak like a baby (technically: pronouncing the letter "r" so that it sounds like "l")

(adjective) playing lightly on or over a surface; flickering / (adjective) softly bright or radiant / (adjective) marked by lightness or brilliance especially of expression

(adjective) playing lightly on or over a surface; flickering / (adjective) softly bright or radiant / (adjective) marked by lightness or brilliance especially of expression

(adjective) playing lightly on or over a surface; flickering / (adjective) softly bright or radiant / (adjective) marked by lightness or brilliance especially of expression

relating to stone and gems and the work involved in engraving, cutting, or polishing

relating to stone and gems and the work involved in engraving, cutting, or polishing

relating to stone and gems and the work involved in engraving, cutting, or polishing

the study of linguistic slips

(noun) a rope used as a lasso or for tethering

the territory that a state or nation believes is needed for its natural development, especially associated with Nazi Germany

(noun) sleight of hand / (noun) a display of skill or adroitness

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