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- 421. Ambrose Bierce: NOVEL, n. A short story padded. A species of composition bearing the same relati ...
- 422. Ambrose Bierce: OBSESSED, p.p. Vexed by an evil spirit, like the Gadarene swine and other critic ...
- 423. Ambrose Bierce: OBSOLETE, adj. No longer used by the timid. Said chiefly of words. A word which ...
- 424. Ambrose Bierce: OLD, adj. In that stage of usefulness which is not inconsistent with general ine ...
- 425. Ambrose Bierce: OLEAGINOUS, adj. Oily, smooth, sleek. Disraeli once described the manner of Bish ...
- 426. Ambrose Bierce: OPPOSITION, n. In politics the party that prevents the Government from running a ...
- 427. Ambrose Bierce: OPTIMISM, n. The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including wh ...
- 428. Ambrose Bierce: ORTHOGRAPHY, n. The science of spelling by the eye instead of the ear. Advocated ...
- 429. Ambrose Bierce: PALMISTRY, n. The 947th method (according to Mimbleshaw's classification) of obt ...
- 430. Ambrose Bierce: PANTHEISM, n. The doctrine that everything is God, in contradistinction to the d ...
- 431. Ambrose Bierce: PRECEDENT, n. In Law, a previous decision, rule or practice which, in the absenc ...
- 432. Ambrose Bierce: PRESIDE, v. To guide the action of a deliberative body to a desirable result. In ...
- 433. Ambrose Bierce: PROSPECT, n. An outlook, usually forbidding. An expectation, usually forbidden.
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- 434. Ambrose Bierce: PYRRHONISM, n. An ancient philosophy, named for its inventor. It consisted of an ...
- 435. Ambrose Bierce: RENOWN, n. A degree of distinction between notoriety and fame -- a little more s ...
- 436. Ambrose Bierce: RESIGN, v.t. To renounce an honor for an advantage. To renounce an advantage for ...
- 437. Ambrose Bierce: SAUCE, n. The one infallible sign of civilization and enlightenment. A people wi ...
- 438. Ambrose Bierce: SEAL, n. A mark impressed upon certain kinds of documents to attest their authen ...
- 439. Ambrose Bierce: SERIAL, n. A literary work, usually a story that is not true, creeping through s ...
- 440. Ambrose Bierce: SEVERALTY, n. Separateness, as, lands in severalty, i.e., lands held individuall ...
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