Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care to trace his own.
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KISS, n. A word invented by the poets as a rhyme for 'bliss.' It is supposed to signify, in a general way, some kind of rite or ceremony appertaining to a good understanding but the manner of its performance is unknown to this lexicographer.
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NOUMENON, n. That which exists, as distinguished from that which merely seems to exist, the latter being a phenomenon. The noumenon is a bit difficult to locate it can be apprehended only by a process of reasoning which is a phenomenon.
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ANTIPATHY, n. The sentiment inspired by one's friend's friend.
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It is evident that skepticism, while it makes no actual change in man, always makes him feel better.
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INCUMBENT, n. A person of the liveliest interest to the outcumbents.
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