Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.
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PANTOMIME, n. A play in which the story is told without violence to the language. The least disagreeable form of dramatic action.
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PIGMY, n. One of a tribe of very small men found by ancient travelers in many parts of the world, but by modern in Central Africa only. The Pigmies are so called to distinguish them from the bulkier Caucasians who are Hogmies.
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PITIFUL, adj. The state of an enemy of opponent after an imaginary encounter with oneself.
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