DEJEUNER, n. The breakfast of an American who has been in Paris.



Variously pronounced.

DELEGATION, n. In American politics, an article of merchandise that



comes in sets.

DELIBERATION, n. The act of examining one's bread to determine which



side it is buttered on.

DELUGE, n. A notable first experiment in baptism which washed away



the sins (and sinners) of the world.

DELUSION, n. The father of a most respectable family, comprising



Enthusiasm, Affection, Self-denial, Faith, Hope, Charity and many

other goodly sons and daughters.



All hail, Delusion! Were it not for thee

The world turned topsy-turvy we should see;



For Vice, respectable with cleanly fancies,

Would fly abandoned Virtue's gross advances.



Mumfrey Mappel

DENTIST, n. A prestidigitator who, putting metal into your mouth,



pulls coins out of your pocket.

DEPENDENT, adj. Reliant upon another's generosity for the support



which you are not in a position to exact from his fears.

DEPUTY, n. A male relative of an office-holder, or of his bondsman.



The deputy is commonly a beautiful young man, with a red necktie and

an intricatesystem of cobwebs extending from his nose to his desk.



When accidentally struck by the janitor's broom, he gives off a cloud

of dust.



"Chief Deputy," the Master cried,

"To-day the books are to be tried



By experts and accountants who

Have been commissioned to go through



Our office here, to see if we

Have stolen injudiciously.



Please have the proper entries made,

The proper balances displayed,



Conforming to the whole amount

Of cash on hand -- which they will count.



I've long admired your punctual way --

Here at the break and close of day,



Confronting in your chair the crowd

Of business men, whose voices loud



And gestures violent you quell

By some mysterious, calm spell --



Some magic lurking in your look

That brings the noisiest to book



And spreads a holy and profound

Tranquillity o'er all around.



So orderly all's done that they

Who came to draw remain to pay.



But now the time demands, at last,

That you employ your genius vast



In energies more active. Rise

And shake the lightnings from your eyes;



Inspire your underlings, and fling

Your spirit into everything!"



The Master's hand here dealt a whack

Upon the Deputy's bent back,



When straightway to the floor there fell

A shrunken globe, a rattling shell



A blackened, withered, eyeless head!

The man had been a twelvemonth dead.



Jamrach Holobom

DESTINY, n. A tyrant's authority for crime and fool's excuse for



failure.

DIAGNOSIS, n. A physician's forecast of the disease by the patient's



pulse and purse.

DIAPHRAGM, n. A muscularpartition separating disorders of the chest



from disorders of the bowels.

DIARY, n. A daily record of that part of one's life, which he can



relate to himself without blushing.

• passion [´pæʃən] n.激情；激怒；恋爱 (初中英语单词)


• suggestion [sə´dʒestʃən] n.建议，提议；暗示 (初中英语单词)


• worthy [´wə:ði] a.有价值的；值得的 (初中英语单词)


• female [´fi:meil] a.女(性)的 n.女人 (初中英语单词)


• curiosity [,kjuəri´ɔsiti] n.好奇；奇事；珍品 (初中英语单词)


• literature [´litərətʃə] n.文学；文献；著作 (初中英语单词)


• victim [´viktim] n.牺牲者；受害者 (初中英语单词)


• nevertheless [,nevəðə´les] conj.&ad.然而；不过 (初中英语单词)


• vision [´viʒən] n.视觉；想象力；幻影 (初中英语单词)


• formerly [´fɔ:məli] ad.从前，以前 (初中英语单词)


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


• mental [´mentl] a.精神的；心理的 (初中英语单词)


• contrary [´kɔntrəri] a.相反的 n.相反 (初中英语单词)


• emotion [i´məuʃən] n.感情；情绪；激动 (初中英语单词)


• combination [,kɔmbi´neiʃən] n.结合；联合；团体 (初中英语单词)


• savage [´sævidʒ] a.野蛮的 n.蛮人 (初中英语单词)


• catholic [´kæθəlik] a.天主教 n.天主教徒 (初中英语单词)


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


• stomach [´stʌmək] n.胃；胃口，食欲 (初中英语单词)


• otherwise [´ʌðəwaiz] ad.另外 conj.否则 (初中英语单词)


• mostly [´məustli] ad.主要地；多半；通常 (初中英语单词)


• substitute [´sʌbstitju:t] n.代理人 v.代替，取代 (初中英语单词)


• series [´siəri:z] n.连续；系列；丛书 (初中英语单词)


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


• expensive [ik´spensiv] a.费钱的，昂贵的 (初中英语单词)


• witness [´witnis] n.见证人 vt.目击 (初中英语单词)


• unable [ʌn´eibəl] a.不能的；无能为力的 (初中英语单词)


• striking [´straikiŋ] a.显著的，明显的 (初中英语单词)


• instance [´instəns] n.例子，实例，例证 (初中英语单词)


• spoken [´spəukən] speak的过去分词 (初中英语单词)


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


• affection [ə´fekʃən] n.友爱；慈爱 (初中英语单词)


• relative [´relətiv] a.有关系的 n.亲属 (初中英语单词)


• system [´sistəm] n.系统，体系，制度 (初中英语单词)


• stolen [´stəulən] steal 的过去分词 (初中英语单词)


• punctual [´pʌŋktjuəl] a.准时的；精确的 (初中英语单词)


• violent [´vaiələnt] a.强暴的；猛烈的 (初中英语单词)


• mysterious [mi´stiəriəs] a.神秘的；难以理解的 (初中英语单词)


• orderly [´ɔ:dəli] a.整洁的 n.勤务兵 (初中英语单词)


• genius [´dʒi:niəs] n.天才(人物)；天赋 (初中英语单词)


• offensive [ə´fensiv] a.冒犯的 n.进攻 (高中英语单词)


• learned [´lə:nid] a.有学问的，博学的 (高中英语单词)


• formidable [´fɔ:midəbəl] a.可怕的；艰难的 (高中英语单词)


• conspicuous [kən´spikjuəs] a.显著的；出众的 (高中英语单词)


• revenue [´revinju:] n.税收；收入 (高中英语单词)


• hearty [´hɑ:ti] a.热忱的；强健的 (高中英语单词)


• earnestly [´ə:nistli] ad.认真地；急切地 (高中英语单词)


• misfortune [mis´fɔ:tʃən] n.不幸；灾祸 (高中英语单词)


• overtake [,əuvə´teik] vt.追上；赶上 (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)


• 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)


• selection [si´lekʃən] n.选择；选拔；精选物 (高中英语单词)


• edition [i´diʃən] n.版本；很相似的 (高中英语单词)


• decided [di´saidid] a.明显的；决定的 (高中英语单词)


• admirable [´ædmərəbəl] a.极佳的，值得赞美的 (高中英语单词)


• forbidden [fə´bidn] forbid的过去分词 (高中英语单词)


• ireland [´aiələnd] n.爱尔兰 (高中英语单词)


• pronounced [prə´naunst] a.发出音的；显著的 (高中英语单词)


• merchandise [´mə:tʃəndaiz] n.商品 v.经商 (高中英语单词)


• notable [´nəutəbəl] a.显著的 n.名人 (高中英语单词)


• respectable [ri´spektəbəl] a.可敬的；有身价的 (高中英语单词)


• charity [´tʃæriti] n.施舍；慈悲；博爱 (高中英语单词)


• goodly [´gudli] a.适意的；漂亮的 (高中英语单词)


• generosity [,dʒenə´rɔsiti] n.慷慨；慷慨的行为 (高中英语单词)


• deputy [´depjuti] n.代理人；代表 (高中英语单词)


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


• straightway [´streitwei] ad.立刻 (高中英语单词)


• muscular [´mʌskjulə] a.肌肉的；强有力的 (高中英语单词)


• partition [pɑ:´tiʃən] n.分割；划分 (高中英语单词)


• masculine [´mæ:skjulin] a.男性的 n.男子 (英语四级单词)


• liability [,laiə´biliti] n.责任 负债 (英语四级单词)


• princely [´prinsli] a.王候般的；高贵的 (英语四级单词)


• devoted [di´vəutid] a.献身…的，忠实的 (英语四级单词)


• debtor [´detə] n.债务人；借方 (英语四级单词)


• observance [əb´zə:vəns] n.遵守；惯例；仪式 (英语四级单词)


• sabbath [´sæbəθ] n.安息日 (英语四级单词)


• degenerate [di´dʒenərət, -reit] vi.腐化，堕落 (英语四级单词)


• extinct [ik´stiŋkt] a.熄灭的；灭绝的 (英语四级单词)


• baptism [´bæptizəm] n.洗礼 (英语四级单词)


• cleanly [´kli:nli] ad.清洁地；干净地 (英语四级单词)


• necktie [´nektai] n.领带 (英语四级单词)


• intricate [´intrikit] a.错综复杂的；难懂的 (英语四级单词)


• doorstep [´dɔ:step] n.门阶 (英语六级单词)


• verbal [´və:bəl] a.文字上的；口头的 (英语六级单词)


• faulty [´fɔ:lti] a.有毛病的；有故障的 (英语六级单词)


• participation [pɑ:,tisi´peiʃən] n.参加，参与 (英语六级单词)


• taking [´teikiŋ] a.迷人的 n.捕获物 (英语六级单词)


• robust [rəu´bʌst] a.强建的；茁壮的 (英语六级单词)


• abandoned [ə´bændənd] a.被抛弃的；无约束的 (英语六级单词)


• accidentally [,æksi´dentəli] ad.偶然地 (英语六级单词)


• forecast [´fɔ:kɑ:st] vt.&n.预测；预报 (英语六级单词)