Rum, n. Generically, fiery liquors that produce madness in total abstainers.

To be positive is to be mistaken at the top of one's voice.

RECOUNT, n. In American politics, another throw of the dice, accorded to the player against whom they are loaded.

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

GRAVE, n. A place in which the dead are laid to await the coming of the medical student.

Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo.

Hippogriff, n. An animal (now extinct) which was half horse and half griffin. The griffin was itself a compound creature, half lion and half eagle. The hippogriff was actually, therefore, only one-quarter eagle, which is two dollars and fifty cents in gold. The study of zoology is full of surprises.