Welcome to Bookmarker!

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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(intrans verb) to progress by revolving; (trans verb) to propel by causing to rotate

any of the four tassels or fringes on garments worn by the Jews in remembrance of the commandments

Tule fog, named for a sedge grass that populates California's wetlands, is a thick ground fog that periodically blankets the Central Valley during the winter months

(noun) a farm tipcart / (noun) a vehicle carrying condemned persons (as political prisoners during the French Revolution) to a place of execution

(adjective) thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment / (adjective) heavy with smoke or mist / (adjective) deficient in clarity or purity; foul muddy / (adjective) characterized by or producing obscurity (as of mind or emotions)

(adjective) being in a state of distension; swollen, tumid (opposite of flaccid) / (adjective) exhibiting turgor / (adjective) excessively embellished in style or language; bombastic, pompous

(plural for tympanum) the recessed, usually triangular space enclosed between the horizontal and sloping cornices of a pediment, often decorated with sculpture

a classification according to general type, especially in archaeology, psychology, or the social sciences

an edict of the Russian government OR an arbitrary command

(noun, plural) the state or quality of being ultimate

(noun) offense or annoyance

not beveled

(adjective) fatty oily / (adjective) smooth and greasy in texture or appearance / (adjective) plastic / (adjective) full of unction / (adjective) revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality

(verb) to form or move in waves; fluctuate / (verb) to rise and fall in volume, pitch, or cadence / (verb) to present a wavy appearance / (verb) to cause to move in a wavy, sinuous, or flowing manner

a concept within Marxist economics referring to unequal labour values; can be applied historically to the origins of international wage differentials. proponents of concept: Samir Amin; John Roemer; Immanuel Wallerstein; Ernest Mandel

uncanny (used by Freud)

(adjective) having or consisting of a single legislative chamber

(adjective) lacking facility in reading and writing and ignorant of the knowledge to be gained from books / (adjective) illiterate / (adjective) not marked with letters

black vulture

the 8th round of multilateral trade negotiations (MTN) conducted within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), spanning from 1986 to 1994 and embracing 123 countries as "contracting parties"; led to the formation of the WTO (starting Jan 1 1995) from the ashes of the GATT

(noun) the legal right of using and enjoying the fruits or profits of something belonging to another / (noun) the right to use or enjoy something

alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; differs from oscillate in that the rhythm is irregular

(noun) a book for ready reference; manual / (noun) something regularly carried about by a person

(noun) excessive or ostentatious pride especially in one's achievements / (noun) vain display or show; vanity

(adj) serving as a farewell OR (noun) a farewell address