AFFLICTION, n. An acclimatizing process preparing the soul for another and bitter world.
EXCEPTION, n. A thing which takes the liberty to differ from other things of its class, as an honest man, a truthful woman, etc.
To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense.
CALLOUS, adj. Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another.
Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.
RADIUM, n. A mineral that gives off heat and stimulates the organ that a scientist is a fool with.