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Ambrose Gwinett Bierce – ‘WITCH n. (1) Any ugly and re…

‘WITCH n. (1) Any ugly and repulsive old woman in a wicked league with the devil. (2) A beautiful and attractive young woman in wickedness a league beyond the devil.’

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Ambrose Gwinett Bierce – ‘ULTIMATUM n. In diplomacy a …

‘ULTIMATUM n. In diplomacy a last demand before resorting to concessions.’

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Ambrose Gwinett Bierce – ‘TEETOTALER n. One who abstai…

‘TEETOTALER n. One who abstains from strong drink sometimes totally sometimes tolerably totally.’

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Ambrose Gwinett Bierce – ‘TELESCOPE n. A device having…

‘TELESCOPE n. A device having a relation to the eye similar to that of the telephone to the ear enabling distant objects to plague us with a multitude of needless details. Luckily it is unprovided with a bell summoning us … Continue reading

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Ambrose Gwinett Bierce – ‘SOPHISTRY n. The controversi…

‘SOPHISTRY n. The controversial method of an opponent distinguished from ones own by superior insincerity and fooling.’

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Ambrose Gwinett Bierce – ‘SUCCESS n. The one unpardona…

‘SUCCESS n. The one unpardonable sin against ones fellows.’

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Ambrose Gwinett Bierce – ‘SUFFRAGE n. Expression of op…

‘SUFFRAGE n. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. The right of suffrage (which is held to be both a privilege and a duty) means as commonly interpreted the right to vote for the man of another mans choice … Continue reading

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Ambrose Gwinett Bierce – ‘TARIFF n. A scale of taxes o…

‘TARIFF n. A scale of taxes on imports designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer.’

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Ambrose Gwinett Bierce – ‘SEINE n. A kind of net for e…

‘SEINE n. A kind of net for effecting an involuntary change of environment. For fish it is made strong and coarse but women are more easily taken with a singularly delicate fabric weighted with small cut stones.’

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Ambrose Gwinett Bierce – ‘SERIAL n. A literary work us…

‘SERIAL n. A literary work usually a story that is not true creeping through several issues of a newspaper or magazine.’

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