GNU, n. An animal of South Africa, which in its domesticated state

resembles a horse, a buffalo and a stag. In its wild condition it is



something like a thunderbolt, an earthquake and a cyclone.

A hunter from Kew caught a distant view



Of a peacefully meditative gnu,

And he said: "I'll pursue, and my hands imbrue



In its blood at a closer interview."

But that beast did ensue and the hunter it threw



O'er the top of a palm that adjacent grew;

And he said as he flew: "It is well I withdrew



Ere, losing my temper, I wickedly slew

That really meritorious gnu."



Jarn Leffer

GOOD, adj. Sensible, madam, to the worth of this present writer.



Alive, sir, to the advantages of letting him alone.

GOOSE, n. A bird that supplies quills for writing. These, by some



occult process of nature, are penetrated and suffused with various

degrees of the bird's intellectual energies and emotional character,



so that when inked and drawn mechanically across paper by a person

called an "author," there results a very fair and accurate transcript



of the fowl's thought and feeling. The difference in geese, as

discovered by this ingenious method, is considerable: many are found



to have only trivial and insignificant powers, but some are seen to be

very great geese indeed.



GORGON, n.

The Gorgon was a maiden bold



Who turned to stone the Greeks of old

That looked upon her awful brow.



We dig them out of ruins now,

And swear that workmanship so bad



Proves all the ancient sculptors mad.

GOUT, n. A physician's name for the rheumatism of a rich patient.



GRACES, n. Three beautiful goddesses, Aglaia, Thalia and Euphrosyne,

who attended upon Venus, serving without salary. They were at no



expense for board and clothing, for they ate nothing to speak of and

dressed according to the weather, wearing whateverbreeze happened to



be blowing.

GRAMMAR, n. A system of pitfalls thoughtfully prepared for the feet



for the self-made man, along the path by which he advances to

distinction.



GRAPE, n.

Hail noble fruit! -- by Homer sung,



Anacreon and Khayyam;

Thy praise is ever on the tongue



Of better men than I am.

The lyre in my hand has never swept,



The song I cannot offer:

My humbler service pray accept --



I'll help to kill the scoffer.

The water-drinkers and the cranks



Who load their skins with liquor --

I'll gladly bear their belly-tanks



And tap them with my sticker.

Fill up, fill up, for wisdom cools



When e'er we let the wine rest.

Here's death to Prohibition's fools,



And every kind of vine-pest!

Jamrach Holobom



GRAPESHOT, n. An argument which the future is preparing in answer to

the demands of American Socialism.



GRAVE, n. A place in which the dead are laid to await the coming of

the medical student.



Beside a lonely grave I stood --

With brambles 'twas encumbered;

• wicked [´wikid] a.邪恶的；不道德的 (初中英语单词)


• strengthen [´streŋθən, ´strenθən] vt.加强 vi.变强 (初中英语单词)


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


• performance [pə´fɔ:məns] n.履行；行为；工作 (初中英语单词)


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


• chiefly [´tʃi:fli] ad.主要地；尤其 (初中英语单词)


• remarkable [ri´mɑ:kəbl] a.值得注意的；显著的 (初中英语单词)


• multitude [´mʌltitju:d] n.大群(批)；众多 (初中英语单词)


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


• ancestor [´ænsəstə] n.祖宗，祖先 (初中英语单词)


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


• thence [ðens] ad.从那里；因此 (初中英语单词)


• grateful [´greitful] a.感谢的；令人愉快的 (初中英语单词)


• interior [in´tiəriə] n.&a.内部地(的) (初中英语单词)


• whenever [wen´evə] conj.&ad.无论何时 (初中英语单词)


• primary [´praiməri] a.主要的 n.居首位的 (初中英语单词)


• patent [´peitənt, ´pæ-] a.专利的 n.专利品 (初中英语单词)


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


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


• comparative [kəm´pærətiv] a.比较的 n.匹敌者 (初中英语单词)


• belief [bi´li:f] n.相信；信仰，信条 (初中英语单词)


• abroad [ə´brɔ:d] ad.海外；到处；广泛 (初中英语单词)


• existence [ig´zistəns] n.存在；生存；生活 (初中英语单词)


• allowance [ə´lauəns] n.津贴；配给量；考虑 (初中英语单词)


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


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


• priest [pri:st] n.教士；牧师；神父 (初中英语单词)


• twilight [´twailait] n.黎明；黄昏 (初中英语单词)


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


• hunter [´hʌntə] n.猎人；猎狗；猎马 (初中英语单词)


• pursue [pə´sju:] v.追赶；追踪；从事 (初中英语单词)


• temper [´tempə] n.韧度 v.锻炼；调和 (初中英语单词)


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


• writing [´raitiŋ] n.书写；写作；书法 (初中英语单词)


• emotional [i´məuʃənəl] a.易动感情的；情感的 (初中英语单词)


• accurate [´ækjurət] a.准确的；精密的 (初中英语单词)


• considerable [kən´sidərəbəl] a.重要的；值得重视 (初中英语单词)


• maiden [´meidn] n.少女 a.未婚的 (初中英语单词)


• whatever [wɔt´evə] pron.&a.无论什么 (初中英语单词)


• breeze [bri:z] n.微风；不费力的事 (初中英语单词)


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


• liquor [´likə] n.酒类；(溶)液 (初中英语单词)


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


• argument [´ɑ:gjumənt] n.辩论；争论；论证 (初中英语单词)


• medical [´medikəl] a.医学的；医疗的 (初中英语单词)


• lonely [´ləunli] a.孤独的；无人烟的 (初中英语单词)


• torment [´tɔ:ment] vt.(使)痛苦，折磨 (高中英语单词)


• pageant [´pædʒənt] n.露天表演；虚饰 (高中英语单词)


• expire [ik´spaiə] vi.终止；截止；死 (高中英语单词)


• prosper [´prɔspə] v.(使…)繁荣(成功) (高中英语单词)


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


• architect [´ɑ:kitekt] n.建筑师 (高中英语单词)


• elastic [i´læstik] a.灵活的 n.橡皮带 (高中英语单词)


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


• descent [di´sent] n.出身，家世 (高中英语单词)


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


• tomato [tə´mɑ:təu] n.西红柿，蕃茄 (高中英语单词)


• outward [´autwəd] a.外面的 ad.向外 (高中英语单词)


• inward [´inwəd] a.向内的；心灵上的 (高中英语单词)


• dismal [´dizməl] a.灰暗的；阴郁的 (高中英语单词)


• earthquake [´ə:θkweik] n.地震；大变动 (高中英语单词)


• behavior [bi´heiviə] n.举止，行为 (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)


• compile [kəm´pail] vt.编辑；汇编 (高中英语单词)


• obstacle [´ɔbstəkl] n.障碍(物)；妨碍 (高中英语单词)


• significance [sig´nifikəns] n.意义；重要性 (高中英语单词)


• concerned [kən´sə:nd] a.有关的；担心的 (高中英语单词)


• deprive [di´praiv] vt.剥夺，使丧失 (高中英语单词)


• cemetery [´semitri] n.墓地，公墓 (高中英语单词)


• sturdy [´stə:di] a.坚强的；坚定的 (高中英语单词)


• bearing [´beəriŋ] n.举止；忍耐；关系 (高中英语单词)


• occurrence [ə´kʌrəns] n.发生；(偶发)事件 (高中英语单词)


• sweden [´swi:dn] n.瑞典 (高中英语单词)


• boyhood [´bɔihud] n.少年时代(期) (高中英语单词)


• buffalo [´bʌfələu] n.水牛；野牛 (高中英语单词)


• intellectual [,inti´lektʃuəl] n.知识分子 (高中英语单词)


• thoughtfully [´θɔ:tfuli] ad.深思地；体贴地 (高中英语单词)


• gladly [´glædli] ad.愉快地，高兴地 (高中英语单词)


• whereby [weə´bai] ad.凭什么；靠那个 (英语四级单词)


• attest [ə´test] v.证明；作证；证实 (英语四级单词)


• gallows [´gæləuz] n.绞刑架 (英语四级单词)


• grotesque [grəu´tesk] a.奇异的，想象中的 (英语四级单词)


• refined [ri´faind] a.精制的；文雅的 (英语四级单词)


• adjacent [ə´dʒeisənt] a.接近的；紧接着的 (英语四级单词)


• uncommon [ʌn´kɔmən] a.非常的，非凡的，罕见的 (英语四级单词)


• florence [´flɔrəns] n.佛罗伦萨 (英语四级单词)


• gifted [´giftid] a.有天赋的，有才华的 (英语四级单词)


• churchyard [´tʃə:tʃjɑ:d] n.教堂院子 (英语四级单词)


• semblance [´sembləns] n.外表；伪装；相似 (英语四级单词)


• sinister [´sinistə] a.阴险的；不吉的 (英语四级单词)


• moderation [,mɔdə´reiʃən] n.适度；温和；节制 (英语四级单词)


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


• thunderbolt [´θʌndəbəult] n.雷电，霹雳 (英语四级单词)


• trivial [´triviəl] a.琐碎的；不重要的 (英语四级单词)


• insignificant [,insig´nifikənt] a.无意义的；无价值的 (英语四级单词)


• workmanship [´wə:kmənʃip] n.手艺；工艺品；作品 (英语四级单词)


• rheumatism [´ru:mətizəm] n.风湿病 (英语四级单词)


• ecclesiastical [i,kli:zi´æstikəl] n.基督教会的；教士的 (英语六级单词)


• applied [ə´plaid] a.实用的，应用的 (英语六级单词)


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


• miserably [´mizərəbli] ad.悲惨地；糟糕地 (英语六级单词)


• geological [dʒiə´lɔdʒikəl] a.地质学的 (英语六级单词)


• stratagem [´strætədʒəm] n.战略，策略，谋略 (英语六级单词)


• custody [´kʌstədi] n.保管；保护；拘留 (英语六级单词)


• peacefully [´pisfuli] ad.平静地；安宁地 (英语六级单词)


• mechanically [mi´kænikəli] ad.机械地；无意识地 (英语六级单词)