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• GRAPESHOT, n. An argument which the future is preparing in answer to the demands of American Socialism.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• Helpmate: A wife, or bitter half. -- Ambrose Bierce: "The Devil's Dictionary
• MOUTH, n. In man, the gateway to the soul; in woman, the outlet of the heart.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• RUSSIAN, n. A person with a Caucasian body and a Mongolian soul.
  A Tartar Emetic. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• TRUCE, n. Friendship. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• ACCORD, n. Harmony. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• IMPUNITY, n. Wealth. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• ELECTOR, n. One who enjoys the sacred privilege of voting for the man of another man's choice.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• Admiration, n.: Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...