GRAPESHOT, n. An argument which the future is preparing in answer to the demands of American Socialism.

EJECTION, n. An approved remedy for the disease of garrulity. It is also much used in cases of extreme poverty.

EVANGELIST, n. A bearer of good tidings, particularly (in a religious sense) such as assure us of our own salvation and the damnation of our neighbors.

MAGIC, n. An art of converting superstition into coin. There are other arts serving the same high purpose, but the discreet lexicographer does not name them.

SYCOPHANT- One who approaches Greatness on his belly so that he may not be commanded to turn and be kicked. He is sometimes an editor.

CUI BONO? [Latin] What good would that do "me"?

Labor is one of the processes by which A acquires property for B.