Abscond - to move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another.

LOSS, n. Privation of that which we had, or had not. Thus, in the latter sense, it is said of a defeated candidate that he "lost his election".

ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.

MUGWUMP, n. In politics one afflicted with self-respect and addicted to the vice of independence. A term of contempt.

Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.

History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.

EXPOSTULATION, n. One of the many methods by which fools prefer to lose their friends.