APOLOGIZE, v.i. To lay the foundation for a future offense.
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INTIMACY, n. A relation into which fools are providentially drawn for their mutual destruction.Ambrose Bierce
MOUSQUETAIRE, n. A long glove covering a part of the arm. Worn in New Jersey. But 'mousquetaire' is a might poor way to spell muskeeter.
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INCUMBENT, n. A person of the liveliest interest to the outcumbents.
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POSITIVISM, n. A philosophy that denies our knowledge of the Real and affirms our ignorance of the Apparent. Its longest exponent is Comte, its broadest Mill and its thickest Spencer.
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RECOLLECT, v. To recall with additions something not previously known.
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Aristocrats n. fellows that wear downy hats and clean shirts guilty of education and suspected of bank accounts.
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