MAUSOLEUM, n. The final and funniest folly of the rich.
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PRELATE, n. A church officer having a superior degree of holiness and a fat preferment. One of Heaven's aristocracy. A gentleman of God.Ambrose Bierce
Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.
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ADHERENT, n. A follower who has not yet obtained all that he expects to get.
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R. I. P. A careless abbreviation of 'requiescat in pace', attesting to indolent goodwill to the dead. According to the learned Dr. Drigge, however, the letters originally meant nothing more than 'reductus in pulvis'.
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POKER, n. A game said to be played with cards for some purpose to this lexicographer unknown.
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EPITAPH, n. An inscription on a tomb, showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect.
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