Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.

Something that is supposed to typify or stand for something else. Many symbols are mere "survivals" - as funereal urns carved on memorial monuments. We cannot stop making them, but we can give them a name that conceals our helplessness.

I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.

Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.

Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.

To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense.

INGRATE, n. One who receives a benefit from another, or is otherwise an object of charity.