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Ambrose Bierce
CHARITY, n. a...
CHARITY, n. a thing that begins at home and usually stays there.
Source: The...
COENOBITE, n. A...
COENOBITE, n. A man who piously shuts himself up to meditate upon the sin of wickedness; and to keep it fresh in his...
DARING, n. One...
DARING, n. One of the most conspicuous qualities of a man in security.
Source: The...
CONTROVERSY, n. A...
CONTROVERSY, n. A battle in which spittle or ink replaces the injurious cannon-ball and the inconsiderate...
COMMERCE, n. A...
COMMERCE, n. A kind of transaction in which A plunders from B the goods of C, and for compensation B picks the pocket...
CHILDHOOD, n. The...
CHILDHOOD, n. The period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth -- two...
COMFORT, n. A...
COMFORT, n. A state of mind produced by contemplation of a neighbor's uneasiness.
DECALOGUE, n. A...
DECALOGUE, n. A series of commandments, ten in number -- just enough to permit an intelligent selection for...
DAY, n. A...
DAY, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. This period is divided into two parts, the day proper and the...
CONDOLE, v.i. To...
CONDOLE, v.i. To show that bereavement is a smaller evil than sympathy.
Source: The...
CIRCUS, n. A...
CIRCUS, n. A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women and children acting the...
CONNOISSEUR, n. A...
CONNOISSEUR, n. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything...
DECIDE, v.i. To...
DECIDE, v.i. To succumb to the preponderance of one set of influences over another set.
DEBAUCHEE, n. One...
DEBAUCHEE, n. One who has so earnestly pursued pleasure that he has had the misfortune to overtake...
CONGRATULATION, n. The...
CONGRATULATION, n. The civility of envy.
Source: The Devil's Dictionary,...
CONFIDANT, CONFIDANTE, n....
CONFIDANT, CONFIDANTE, n. One entrusted by A with the secrets of B, confided by him to C.
CONSOLATION, n. The...
CONSOLATION, n. The knowledge that a better man is more unfortunate than yourself.
DELEGATION, n. In...
DELEGATION, n. In American politics, an article of merchandise that comes in sets.
DEGRADATION, n. One...
DEGRADATION, n. One of the stages of moral and social progress from private station to political...
CONTEMPT, n. The...
CONTEMPT, n. The feeling of a prudent man for an enemy who is too formidable safely to be...