The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.

Acquaintance. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.

Potable, n. Suitable for drinking. Water is said to be potable; indeed, some declare it our natural beverage, although even they find it palatable only when suffering from the recurrent disorder known as thirst, for which it is a medicine.

RUIN, v. To destroy. Specifically, to destroy a maid's belief in the virtue of maids.

PANDEMONIUM, n. Literally, the Place of All the Demons. Most of them have escaped into politics and finance, and the place is now used as a lecture hall by the Audible Reformer.

Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent.

MULTITUDE, n. A crowd; the source of political wisdom and virtue. In a republic, the object of the statesman's adoration.