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Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Absurdity Belief Inconsistent Opinion Own Statement

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Ambidextrous, adj.: Able to pick with equal skill a right-hand pocket or a left.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Able Adjective Equal Left Pick Pocket Skill

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

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Grease Great King Other Slippery Sufficiently

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Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Adjective Famous Miserable

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Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Adjective Mistaken Positive Top Voice

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Confidante: One entrusted by A with the secrets of B confided to herself by C.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Entrusted Herself Secrets

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Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care to trace his own.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Account Care Descent Did His Man Own Particularly Trace Who

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Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Ask Behalf Laws Pray Single Universe Unworthy

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Ardor, n. The quality that distinguishes love without knowledge.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Ardor Distinguishes Knowledge Love Quality Without

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Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Beauty Charms Husband Lover Power Which Woman

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: June 24th, 1842

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