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pharmacopoeia

noun: 1. A book listing approved drugs and related information. 2. A stock of drugs.

limnophilous

adjective: Fond of or living in inland bodies of water such as lakes, pools, etc.

scraunch

verb tr.: To crunch, crush, or grind.

eunoia

noun: 1. A feeling of goodwill. 2. A state of good mental health.

pointillage

noun: A style of painting in which small dots are applied to the canvas. Also known as pointillism.

psalm

noun: A sacred poem or song. verb intr.: To sing a poem or song.

pastillage

noun: A sugar paste that’s molded into shapes and figures for decorating cakes, etc.

qualm

noun: 1. An uneasy feeling about the rightness of a course of action. 2. A sudden feeling of sickness, faintness, or nausea.

folkmoot

noun: A general assembly of the people of a town, city, county, etc.

bibliophobe

noun: A person with a strong aversion to books.

peritext

noun: The material surrounding the main text of a book, such as covers, preface, bibliography, colophon, etc.

bibliopole

noun: A bookseller, especially of rare works.

tatterdemalion

adjective: Ragged, tattered. noun: A person in ragged clothes.

rutilant

adjective: Glowing, shining, or glittering with a red or golden light.

pelagic

adjective: Relating to or living in the open ocean, far from land.

nidus

noun: 1. A nest. 2. A source or the central point, especially of infection where bacteria or other pathogens breed.

cherubic

adjective: Having a sweet, innocent appearance.

dromomania

noun: 1. A compulsive desire to travel. 2. An excessive enthusiasm for running.

prodrome

noun: An early symptom that indicates the onset of a disease or an episode of something such as a migraine.

interlope

verb intr.: To intrude or interfere.

troche

noun: A small tablet or lozenge, typically round and sweetened.