PERIPATETIC, adj. Walking about. Relating to the philosophy of Aristotle, who, while expounding it, moved from place to place in order to avoid his pupil's objections. A needless precaution - they knew no more of the matter than he.

To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense.

INDIFFERENT, adj. Imperfectly sensible to distinctions among things.

TAKE, v.t. To acquire, frequently by force but preferably by stealth.

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.

Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.

NOUMENON, n. That which exists, as distinguished from that which merely seems to exist, the latter being a phenomenon. The noumenon is a bit difficult to locate; it can be apprehended only by a process of reasoning - which is a phenomenon.