Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.

OBSERVATORY, n. A place where astronomers conjecture away the guesses of their predecessors.

PROVIDENTIAL, adj. Unexpectedly and conspicuously beneficial to the person so describing it.

Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude.

LEGACY, n. A gift from one who is legging it out of this vale of tears.

A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority. It was originally a mace with which the sovereign admonished his jester and vetoed ministerial measures by breaking the bones of their proponents.

MAMMON, n. The god of the world's leading religion. The chief temple is in the holy city of New York.