Part of Your World (Twisted Tales, #5)

by Liz Braswell

ampoules,

a sealed glass capsule containing a liquid, especially a measured quantity ready for injecting. "an ampoule of epinephrine"

ablutions

the act of washing oneself (often used for humorously formal effect). "the women performed their ablutions"

plaice

a North Atlantic flatfish which is a commercially important food fish.

pelagic

relating to the open sea. "the kittiwakes return from their pelagic winter wanderings" (chiefly of fish) inhabiting the upper layers of the open sea. "there are very few pelagic fish to be seen"

presaged

verb past tense (of an event) be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen. "the outcome of the game presaged the coming year"

extemporized

verb past tense:extemporized; past participle:extemporized compose, perform, or produce something such as music or a speech without preparation; improvise. "he extemporized at the piano"

Every stumbling block is a stepping-stone.

pulchritude.

noun LITERARY noun:pulchritude beauty. "the irresistible pulchritude of her friend"

ichor,

noun noun:ichor 1. GREEK MYTHOLOGY the fluid that flows like blood in the veins of the gods. 2. ARCHAIC a watery discharge from a wound.