MUGWUMP, n. In politics one afflicted with self-respect and addicted to the vice of independence. A term of contempt.
Ambrose BierceWEAKNESSES, n.pl. Certain primal powers of Tyrant Woman wherewith she holds dominion over the male of her species, binding him to the service of her will and paralyzing his rebellious energies.
Ambrose BierceWit - the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out.
Ambrose BierceGRAVE, n. A place in which the dead are laid to await the coming of the medical student.
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