monsieur," explained the great gastronome, "that I did not say I was



eating my dinner, but enjoying it. I had dined an hour before."

EAVESDROP, v.i. Secretly to overhear a catalogue of the crimes and



vices of another or yourself.

A lady with one of her ears applied



To an open keyhole heard, inside,

Two female gossips in converse free --



The subject engaging them was she.

"I think," said one, "and my husband thinks



That she's a prying, inquisitive minx!"

As soon as no more of it she could hear



The lady, indignant, removed her ear.

"I will not stay," she said, with a pout,



"To hear my character lied about!"

Gopete Sherany



ECCENTRICITY, n. A method of distinction so cheap that fools employ

it to accentuate their incapacity.



ECONOMY, n. Purchasing the barrel of whiskey that you do not need for

the price of the cow that you cannot afford.



EDIBLE, adj. Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a

toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man



to a worm.

EDITOR, n. A person who combines the judicial functions of Minos,



Rhadamanthus and Aeacus, but is placable with an obolus; a severely

virtuous censor, but so charitablewithal that he tolerates the



virtues of others and the vices of himself; who flings about him the

splintering lightning and sturdy thunders of admonition till he



resembles a bunch of firecrackers petulantly uttering his mind at the

tail of a dog; then straightway murmurs a mild, melodious lay, soft as



the cooing of a donkey intoning its prayer to the evening star.

Master of mysteries and lord of law, high-pinnacled upon the throne of



thought, his face suffused with the dim splendors of the

Transfiguration, his legs intertwisted and his tongue a-cheek, the



editor spills his will along the paper and cuts it off in lengths to

suit. And at intervals from behind the veil of the temple is heard



the voice of the foreman demanding three inches of wit and six lines

of religious meditation, or bidding him turn off the wisdom and whack



up some pathos.

O, the Lord of Law on the Throne of Thought,



A gilded impostor is he.

Of shreds and patches his robes are wrought,



His crown is brass,

Himself an ass,



And his power is fiddle-dee-dee.

Prankily, crankily prating of naught,



Silly old quilly old Monarch of Thought.

Public opinion's camp-follower he,



Thundering, blundering, plundering free.

Affected,



Ungracious,

Suspected,



Mendacious,

Respected contemporaree!



J.H. Bumbleshook

EDUCATION, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the



foolish their lack of understanding.

EFFECT, n. The second of two phenomena which always occur together in



the same order. The first, called a Cause, is said to generate the

other -- which is no more sensible than it would be for one who has



never seen a dog except in the pursuit of a rabbit to declare the

rabbit the cause of a dog.



EGOTIST, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.

Megaceph, chosen to serve the State

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


• stupid [´stju:pid] a.愚蠢的；糊涂的 (初中英语单词)


• shallow [´ʃæləu] a.肤浅的；表面的 (初中英语单词)


• sentiment [´sentimənt] n.情绪；多愁善感 (初中英语单词)


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


• gravely [´greivli] ad.庄重地，严肃地 (初中英语单词)


• literary [´litərəri] a.文学(上)的 (初中英语单词)


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


• immortal [i´mɔ:təl] a.不死的n.不朽的人物 (初中英语单词)


• domestic [də´mestik] a.家庭的；本国的 (初中英语单词)


• cheese [tʃi:z] n.干酪，乳酪 (初中英语单词)


• wicked [´wikid] a.邪恶的；不道德的 (初中英语单词)


• writer [´raitə] n.作者；作家 (初中英语单词)


• celebrate [´selibreit] vt.庆祝；表扬；赞美 (初中英语单词)


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


• govern [´gʌvən] v.统治；控制；指导 (初中英语单词)


• willing [´wiliŋ] a.情愿的，乐意的 (初中英语单词)


• prosperity [prɔ´speriti] n.繁荣；成功；幸运 (初中英语单词)


• additional [ə´diʃənəl] a.附加的，额外的 (初中英语单词)


• worship [´wə:ʃip] n.&v.崇拜；敬仰 (初中英语单词)


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


• humble [´hʌmbəl] a.谦卑的 vt.贬抑 (初中英语单词)


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


• account [ə´kaunt] vi.说明 vt.认为 n.帐目 (初中英语单词)


• restaurant [´restərɔnt] n.饭店，菜馆 (初中英语单词)


• formal [´fɔ:məl] a.正式的；外表的 (初中英语单词)


• satisfactory [,sætis´fæktəri] a.令人满意的 (初中英语单词)


• challenge [´tʃælindʒ] n.&vt.向….挑战；怀疑 (初中英语单词)


• driven [´driv(ə)n] drive 的过去分词 (初中英语单词)


• stress [stres] n.强调；压力 vt.强调 (初中英语单词)


• thence [ðens] ad.从那里；因此 (初中英语单词)


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


• favorable [´feivərəbəl] a.赞成的；顺利的 (初中英语单词)


• beginning [bi´giniŋ] n.开始，开端；起源 (初中英语单词)


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


• character [´kæriktə] n.特性；性质；人物；字 (初中英语单词)


• distinction [di´stiŋkʃən] n.差别；特征；卓越 (初中英语单词)


• barrel [´bærəl] n.(琵琶)桶；圆筒 (初中英语单词)


• digest [di´dʒest] v.消化 n.摘要；文摘 (初中英语单词)


• lightning [´laitniŋ] n.闪电 a.突然的 (初中英语单词)


• temple [´tempəl] n.庙宇；寺院；太阳穴 (初中英语单词)


• monarch [´mɔnək] n.君主；(大)王 (初中英语单词)


• sensible [´sensəbəl] a.感觉得到的 (初中英语单词)


• pursuit [pə´sju:t] n.追踪；追击；事务 (初中英语单词)


• rabbit [´ræbit] n.兔子，野兔 (初中英语单词)


• wherein [weər´in] ad.那里面 (高中英语单词)


• latitude [´lætitju:d] n.纬度；地区 (高中英语单词)


• plague [pleig] n.瘟疫 vt.使…染疫 (高中英语单词)


• singular [´siŋgjulə] a.单一的；非凡的 (高中英语单词)


• eminent [´eminənt] a.卓越的；杰出的 (高中英语单词)


• patriotic [,pætri´ɔtik] a.爱国的 (高中英语单词)


• lining [´lainiŋ] n.衬里；衬料 (高中英语单词)


• appropriate [ə´prəupri-it, ə´prəuprieit] a.适宜的 vt.私占；拨给 (高中英语单词)


• manifest [´mænifest] a.明显的 v.表明 (高中英语单词)


• theirs [ðeəz] pron.他们的 (高中英语单词)


• exposure [ik´spəuʒə] n.暴露；曝光(时间) (高中英语单词)


• overflow [´əuvəfləu] v.(使)泛滥 n.泛滥 (高中英语单词)


• surplus [´sə:pləs] n.&a.剩余(的) (高中英语单词)


• solomon [´sɔləmən] n.所罗门 (高中英语单词)


• disdain [dis´dein] vt.&n.藐视，轻视 (高中英语单词)


• caesar [´si:zə] n.凯撒；暴君；独裁者 (高中英语单词)


• distinguished [di´stiŋgwiʃt] a.卓越的，著名的 (高中英语单词)


• preliminary [pri´liminəri] a.初步的 n.预赛 (高中英语单词)


• unexpected [ʌniks´pektid] a.突然的；意外的 (高中英语单词)


• mighty [´maiti] a.强有力的 ad.很 (高中英语单词)


• tickle [´tikəl] v.&n.(搔)痒；逗笑 (高中英语单词)


• originally [ə´ridʒənəli] ad.本来；独创地 (高中英语单词)


• withdrew [wið´dru:] withdraw的过去式 (高中英语单词)


• sternly [´stə:nli] ad.严厉地；坚定地 (高中英语单词)


• lavender [´lævində] n.熏衣草；淡紫色 (高中英语单词)


• secretly [´si:kritli] ad.秘密地；隐蔽地 (高中英语单词)


• catalogue [´kætəlɔg] n.一览表 v.编目，归类 (高中英语单词)


• converse [´kɔnvə:s] n.交谈 a.相反的 (高中英语单词)


• wholesome [´həulsəm] a.有益于健康的 (高中英语单词)


• sturdy [´stə:di] a.坚强的；坚定的 (高中英语单词)


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


• donkey [´dɔŋki] n.驴子；蠢人；顽固的人 (高中英语单词)


• throne [θrəun] n.宝座；王位 (高中英语单词)


• proverb [´prɔvə:b] n.谚语；格言 (英语四级单词)


• economist [i´kɔnəmist] n.经济学家；节俭的人 (英语四级单词)


• conversion [kən´və:ʃən] n.转化；变换；皈依 (英语四级单词)


• imperfect [im´pə:fikt] a.不完全的；未完成的 (英语四级单词)


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


• eastward [´i:stwəd] a.&ad.向东(的) (英语四级单词)


• debtor [´detə] n.债务人；借方 (英语四级单词)


• dynasty [´dinəsti] n.王朝；朝代 (英语四级单词)


• starvation [stɑ:´veiʃən] n.饥饿；饿死 (英语四级单词)


• theology [θi´ɔlədʒi] n.神学 (英语四级单词)


• detachment [di´tætʃmənt] n.分开(离)；分遣队 (英语四级单词)


• immigration [,imi´greiʃən] n.移民入境 (英语四级单词)


• anecdote [´ænikdəut] n.轶事；趣闻 (英语四级单词)


• overhear [,əuvə´hiə] vt.偶然听到；偷听 (英语四级单词)


• indignant [in´dignənt] a.义愤的，愤慨的 (英语四级单词)


• whiskey [´wiski] n.威士忌酒 =whisky (英语四级单词)


• judicial [dʒu:´diʃəl] a.法庭(官)的，审判的 (英语四级单词)


• charitable [´tʃæritəbəl] a.仁爱的；慈善的 (英语四级单词)


• withal [wi´ðɔ:l] ad.加之；同样；然而 (英语四级单词)


• foreman [´fɔ:mən] n.领班；陪审团主席 (英语四级单词)


• meditation [,medi´teiʃən] n.熟虑；默想 (英语四级单词)


• generate [´dʒenəreit] vt.创造；发生；引起 (英语四级单词)


• pestilence [´pestiləns] n.瘟(鼠)疫；毒害(物) (英语六级单词)


• advantageous [,ædvən´teidʒəs] a.有利的；有帮助的 (英语六级单词)


• tolerant [´tɔlərənt] a.宽容的，宽大的 (英语六级单词)


• allurement [ə´ljuəmənt] n.诱惑物；魅力 (英语六级单词)


• reconciliation [,rekənsili´eiʃən] n.调停；和解；服从 (英语六级单词)


• deplorable [di´plɔ:rəb(ə)l] a.可悲的，悲惨的 (英语六级单词)


• inquisitive [in´kwizitiv] a.好奇的，好问的 (英语六级单词)


• phenomena [fi´nɔminə] phenomenon的复数 (英语六级单词)