Fiercely the battle raged and, sad to tell,

Our corporal heroically fell!



Fame from her height looked down upon the brawl

And said: "He hadn't very far to fall."



Giacomo Smith

CORPORATION, n. An ingeniousdevice for obtaining individual profit



without individual responsibility.

CORSAIR, n. A politician of the seas.



COURT FOOL, n. The plaintiff.

COWARD, n. One who in a perilousemergency thinks with his legs.



CRAYFISH, n. A small crustacean very much resembling the lobster, but

less indigestible.



In this small fish I take it that human wisdom is admirably

figured and symbolized; for whereas the crayfish doth move only



backward, and can have only retrospection, seeingnaught but the

perils already passed, so the wisdom of man doth not enable him to



avoid the follies that beset his course, but only to apprehend

their nature afterward.



Sir James Merivale

CREDITOR, n. One of a tribe of savages dwelling beyond the Financial



Straits and dreaded for their desolating incursions.

CREMONA, n. A high-priced violin made in Connecticut.



CRITIC, n. A person who boasts himself hard to please because nobody

tries to please him.



There is a land of pure delight,

Beyond the Jordan's flood,



Where saints, apparelled all in white,

Fling back the critic's mud.



And as he legs it through the skies,

His pelt a sable hue,



He sorrows sore to recognize

The missiles that he threw.



Orrin Goof

CROSS, n. An ancient religious symbol erroneously supposed to owe its



significance to the most solemn event in the history of Christianity,

but really antedating it by thousands of years. By many it has been



believed to be identical with the _crux ansata_ of the ancient phallic

worship, but it has been traced even beyond all that we know of that,



to the rites of primitive peoples. We have to-day the White Cross as

a symbol of chastity, and the Red Cross as a badge of benevolent



neutrality in war. Having in mind the former, the reverend Father

Gassalasca Jape smites the lyre to the effect following:



"Be good, be good!" the sisterhood

Cry out in holy chorus,



And, to dissuade from sin, parade

Their various charms before us.



But why, O why, has ne'er an eye

Seen her of winsome manner



And youthful grace and pretty face

Flaunting the White Cross banner?



Now where's the need of speech and screed

To better our behaving?



A simpler plan for saving man

(But, first, is he worth saving?)



Is, dears, when he declines to flee

From bad thoughts that beset him,



Ignores the Law as 't were a straw,

And wants to sin -- don't let him.



CUI BONO? [Latin] What good would that do _me_?

CUNNING, n. The faculty that distinguishes a weak animal or person



from a strong one. It brings its possessor much mentalsatisfaction

and great material adversity. An Italian proverb says: "The furrier



gets the skins of more foxes than asses."

CUPID, n. The so-called god of love. This bastardcreation of a



barbarous fancy was no doubt inflicted upon mythology for the sins of

its deities. Of all unbeautiful and inappropriate conceptions this is

• invisible [in´vizəbəl] a.看不见的；无形的 (初中英语单词)


• instrument [´instrumənt] n.仪器；手段；乐器 (初中英语单词)


• torture [´tɔ:tʃə] n.&vt.折磨；痛苦；拷问 (初中英语单词)


• management [´mænidʒmənt] n.管理；处理；经营 (初中英语单词)


• function [´fʌŋkʃən] n.机能；职责 vi.活动 (初中英语单词)


• dignity [´digniti] n.尊严，尊贵；高官显贵 (初中英语单词)


• platform [´plætfɔ:m] n.(平)台；讲台；站台 (初中英语单词)


• worthy [´wə:ði] a.有价值的；值得的 (初中英语单词)


• differ [´difə] vi.不同；有差别 (初中英语单词)


• tribute [´tribju:t] n.贡物；献礼；颂词 (初中英语单词)


• appoint [ə´pɔint] vt.安排；委派；任命 (初中英语单词)


• shriek [ʃri:k] v.&n.尖叫(声) (初中英语单词)


• disaster [di´zɑ:stə] n.灾难，不幸 (初中英语单词)


• succession [sək´seʃən] n.继任；继承(权) (初中英语单词)


• frequent [´fri:kwənt] a.常见的，频繁的 (初中英语单词)


• criminal [´kriminəl] a.犯罪的 n.罪犯 (初中英语单词)


• satisfaction [,sætis´fækʃən] n.满意；满足 (初中英语单词)


• statesman [´steitsmən] n.政治家，国务活动家 (初中英语单词)


• liberal [´libərəl] a.大方的 n.开明的人 (初中英语单词)


• replace [ri´pleis] vt.放回；复置；取代 (初中英语单词)


• politics [´pɔlitiks] n.政治(学)；政治活动 (初中英语单词)


• administration [əd,minis´treiʃən] n.管理(事务等)；经营 (初中英语单词)


• safely [´seifli] ad.安全地；平安地 (初中英语单词)


• exhaust [ig´zɔ:st] vt.用尽，使精疲力尽 (初中英语单词)


• miracle [´mirəkl] n.奇迹；令人惊奇的 (初中英语单词)


• gently [´dʒentli] ad.温和地；静静地 (初中英语单词)


• intelligent [in´telidʒənt] a.聪明的；理智的 (初中英语单词)


• intent [in´tent] a.专心致志的 n.意图 (初中英语单词)


• arrangement [ə´reindʒmənt] n.整理；排列；筹备 (初中英语单词)


• ceremony [´seriməni] n.典礼；礼仪；客气 (初中英语单词)


• sovereign [´sɔvrin] a.至高无上的 n.君主 (初中英语单词)


• visible [´vizəbəl] a.可见的；明显的 (初中英语单词)


• divine [di´vain] a.神圣的 v.预言 (初中英语单词)


• height [hait] n.高度；顶点；卓越 (初中英语单词)


• device [di´vais] n.装置；器具；策略 (初中英语单词)


• politician [,pɔli´tiʃən] n.政治家；政客 (初中英语单词)


• wisdom [´wizdəm] n.智慧，聪明，才智 (初中英语单词)


• whereas [weər´æz] conj.鉴于；因此；而 (初中英语单词)


• enable [i´neibəl] vt.使能够；赋予权力 (初中英语单词)


• dwelling [´dweliŋ] n.住所；寓所 (初中英语单词)


• supposed [sə´pəuzd] a.想象的；假定的 (初中英语单词)


• solemn [´sɔləm] a.严肃的；隆重的 (初中英语单词)


• primitive [´primitiv] a.原始的 n.原始人 (初中英语单词)


• youthful [´ju:θfəl] a.年轻的；青年的 (初中英语单词)


• faculty [´fækəlti] n.才干；天赋；院，系 (初中英语单词)


• mental [´mentl] a.精神的；心理的 (初中英语单词)


• italian [i´tæliən] a.意大利 n.意大利人 (初中英语单词)


• creation [kri´eiʃən] n.创作；作品；创造 (初中英语单词)


• commonly [´kɔmənli] ad.一般地；通常 (高中英语单词)


• patron [´peitrən] n.庇护人，保护人；赞助人 (高中英语单词)


• namely [´neimli] ad.即，也就是 (高中英语单词)


• preside [pri´zaid] vi.主持(会议)；主管 (高中英语单词)


• athens [´æθinz] n.雅典 (高中英语单词)


• compensation [,kɔmpen´seiʃən] n.补偿，赔偿 (高中英语单词)


• thicket [´θikit] n.灌木丛；密集的东西 (高中英语单词)


• inhabit [in´hæbit] vt.居住；栖息；住宅 (高中英语单词)


• mattress [´mætris] n.床垫 (高中英语单词)


• adjustment [ə´dʒʌstmənt] n.调整；适应；调解 (高中英语单词)


• repeal [ri´pi:l] vt.&n.废除；撤销；放弃 (高中英语单词)


• revive [ri´vaiv] v.(使)苏醒；(使)振奋 (高中英语单词)


• prudent [´pru:dənt] a.谨慎的；精明的 (高中英语单词)


• controversy [´kɔntrəvə:si] n.争论；争吵 (高中英语单词)


• warfare [´wɔ:feə] n.战争；斗争；竞争 (高中英语单词)


• inflict [in´flikt] vt.加以(打击等) (高中英语单词)


• proposition [,prɔpə´ziʃən] n.提议；主张；陈述 (高中英语单词)


• wisely [´waizli] ad.明智地，聪明地 (高中英语单词)


• leisure [´leʒə] n.空闲；悠闲；安定 (高中英语单词)


• ingenious [in´dʒi:niəs] a.富于创新的；巧妙的 (高中英语单词)


• perilous [´periləs] a.危险的；冒险的 (高中英语单词)


• emergency [i´mə:dʒənsi] n.事变；紧急关头 (高中英语单词)


• seeing [si:iŋ] see的现在分词 n.视觉 (高中英语单词)


• naught [nɔ:t] n.无；零 (高中英语单词)


• symbol [´simbəl] n.符号；象征 (高中英语单词)


• identical [ai´dentikəl] a.完全相同的 (高中英语单词)


• reverend [´revərənd] a.可尊敬的 (高中英语单词)


• so-called [´sou ´kɔ:ld] a.所谓的，号称的 (高中英语单词)


• desirous [di´zaiərəs] a.渴望的；想往的 (英语四级单词)


• meditate [´mediteit] v.考虑；策划；反省 (英语四级单词)


• contemplation [,kɔntem´pleiʃən] n.注视；冥想；打算 (英语四级单词)


• administrative [əd´ministrətiv] a.管理的，行政的 (英语四级单词)


• audible [´ɔ:dibəl] a.听得见的 (英语四级单词)


• adversary [´ædvəsəri] n.敌手，对手 (英语四级单词)


• justly [´dʒʌstli] ad.公正地，正当地 (英语四级单词)


• eloquence [´eləkwəns] n.雄辩；口才 (英语四级单词)


• civility [si´viliti] n.礼貌；礼仪 (英语四级单词)


• specialist [´speʃəlist] n.专家 (英语四级单词)


• retirement [ri´taiəmənt] n.退休；撤退；幽静处 (英语四级单词)


• corporal [´kɔ:pərəl] a.肉体的，身体的 (英语四级单词)


• lobster [´lɔbstə] n.龙虾(肉) (英语四级单词)


• violin [,vaiə´lin] n.(小)提琴 (英语四级单词)


• adversity [əd´və:siti] n.灾难；逆境 (英语四级单词)


• proverb [´prɔvə:b] n.谚语；格言 (英语四级单词)


• thrifty [´θrifti] a.节俭的；兴旺的 (英语六级单词)


• populace [´pɔpjuləs] n.平民；大众；人口 (英语六级单词)


• encamp [in´kæmp] v.扎营，露营；宿营 (英语六级单词)


• securely [si´kjuəli] ad.安全地；无疑地 (英语六级单词)


• disapproval [,disə´pru:vəl] n.不赞成；非难 (英语六级单词)


• bastard [´bæstəd] n.私生子 a.私生的 (英语六级单词)