LEGACY, n. A gift from one who is legging it out of this vale of tears.

CALLOUS, adj. Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another.

PHILISTINE, n. One whose mind is the creature of its environment, following the fashion in thought, feeling and sentiment. He is sometimes learned, frequently prosperous, commonly clean and always solemn.

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".

Experience - the wisdom that enables us to recognise in an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already embraced.

NOTORIETY, n. The fame of one's competitor for public honors. The kind of renown most accessible and acceptable to mediocrity. A Jacob's-ladder leading to the vaudeville stage, with angels ascending and descending.

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