INFLUENCE, n. In politics, a visionary pquo' given in exchange for a substantial pquid'.
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REFUSAL, n. Denial of something desired Refusals are graded in a descending scale of finality thus the refusal absolute, the refusal condition, the refusal tentative and the refusal feminine. The last is called by some casuists the refusal assentive.
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MARTYR, n. One who moves along the line of least reluctance to a desired death.
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Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient.
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When you doubt, abstain.
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GRAVE, n. A place in which the dead are laid to await the coming of the medical student.
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