personate God according to the dictates of his conscience.

PILLORY, n. A mechanicaldevice for inflicting personal distinction



-- prototype of the modern newspaper conducted by persons of austere

virtues and blameless lives.



PIRACY, n. Commerce without its folly-swaddles, just as God made it.

PITIFUL, adj. The state of an enemy of opponent after an imaginary



encounter with oneself.

PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.



PLAGIARISM, n. A literarycoincidence compounded of a discreditable

priority and an honorable subsequence.



PLAGIARIZE, v. To take the thought or style of another writer whom

one has never, never read.



PLAGUE, n. In ancient times a general punishment of the innocent for

admonition of their ruler, as in the familiar instance of Pharaoh the



Immune. The plague as we of to-day have the happiness to know it is

merely Nature's fortuitous manifestation of her purposeless



objectionableness.

PLAN, v.t. To bother about the best method of accomplishing an



accidental result.

PLATITUDE, n. The fundamental element and special glory of popular



literature. A thought that snores in words that smoke. The wisdom of

a million fools in the diction of a dullard. A fossilsentiment in



artificial rock. A moral without the fable. All that is mortal of a

departed truth. A demi-tasse of milk-and-mortality. The Pope's-nose



of a featherless peacock. A jelly-fish withering on the shore of the

sea of thought. The cackle surviving the egg. A desiccated epigram.



PLATONIC, adj. Pertaining to the philosophy of Socrates. Platonic

Love is a fool's name for the affection between a disability and a



frost.

PLAUDITS, n. Coins with which the populace pays those who tickle and



devour it.

PLEASE, v. To lay the foundation for a superstructure of imposition.



PLEASURE, n. The least hateful form of dejection.

PLEBEIAN, n. An ancient Roman who in the blood of his country stained



nothing but his hands. Distinguished from the Patrician, who was a

saturated solution.



PLEBISCITE, n. A popular vote to ascertain the will of the sovereign.

PLENIPOTENTIARY, adj. Having full power. A Minister Plenipotentiary



is a diplomatist possessing absolute authority on condition that he

never exert it.



PLEONASM, n. An army of words escorting a corporal of thought.

PLOW, n. An implement that cries aloud for hands accustomed to the



pen.

PLUNDER, v. To take the property of another without observing the



decent and customary reticences of theft. To effect a change of

ownership with the candid concomitance of a brass band. To wrest the



wealth of A from B and leave C lamenting a vanishing opportunity.

POCKET, n. The cradle of motive and the grave of conscience. In



woman this organ is lacking; so she acts without motive, and her

conscience, denied burial, remains ever alive, confessing the sins of



others.

POETRY, n. A form of expression peculiar to the Land beyond the



Magazines.

POKER, n. A game said to be played with cards for some purpose to



this lexicographer unknown.

POLICE, n. An armed force for protection and participation.



POLITENESS, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy.

POLITICS, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of



principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

• dramatic [drə´mætik] a.戏剧的；戏剧般的 (初中英语单词)


• restore [ri´stɔ:] vt.(使)恢复；修复 (初中英语单词)


• acquaintance [ə´kweintəns] n.相识；熟人，相识的人 (初中英语单词)


• unlike [,ʌn´laik] a.不同的 prep.不象… (初中英语单词)


• disappointment [,disə´pɔintmənt] n.失望；挫折 (初中英语单词)


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


• sunshine [´sʌnʃain] n.日光，阳光 (初中英语单词)


• yesterday [´jestədi] n.&ad.昨天；前不久 (初中英语单词)


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


• despair [di´speə] vi.&n.绝望 (初中英语单词)


• resort [ri´zɔ:t] vi.求助；乞灵；诉诸 (初中英语单词)


• submit [səb´mit] vt.使服从；使忍受 (初中英语单词)


• international [,intə´næʃənəl] a.国际的，世界的 (初中英语单词)


• universal [,ju:ni´və:səl] a.宇宙的；普遍的 (初中英语单词)


• working [´wə:kiŋ] a.工人的；劳动的 (初中英语单词)


• attribute [ə´tribju:t] n.象征 vt.归因于 (初中英语单词)


• promptly [´prɔmptli] ad.敏捷地；即时地 (初中英语单词)


• philosophy [fi´lɔsəfi] n.哲学；人生观 (初中英语单词)


• observer [əb´zə:və] n.遵守者；观察员 (初中英语单词)


• virtue [´və:tʃu:] n.美德；贞操；长处 (初中英语单词)


• conscience [´kɔnʃəns] n.良心；道德心 (初中英语单词)


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


• prosperous [´prɔspərəs] a.繁荣的；顺利的 (初中英语单词)


• instruction [in´strʌkʃən] n.教育；训练；指导 (初中英语单词)


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


• shakespeare [´ʃeikspiə] n.莎士比亚 (初中英语单词)


• construction [kən´strʌkʃən] n.建设；修建；结构 (初中英语单词)


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


• parlor [´pɑ:lə] n.客厅；起居室 (初中英语单词)


• visitor [´vizitə] n.访问者；来宾；参观者 (初中英语单词)


• funeral [´fju:nərəl] n.葬礼，丧葬；困难 (初中英语单词)


• supreme [su:´pri:m, sju:-] a.最高的，无上的 (初中英语单词)


• allied [´ælaid] a.联合的；联姻的 (初中英语单词)


• splendor [´splendə] n.壮丽 =splendour (初中英语单词)


• appetite [´æpitait] n.欲望；食欲 (初中英语单词)


• distinguish [di´stiŋgwiʃ] v.区分；识别；立功 (初中英语单词)


• seriously [´siəriəsli] ad.严肃；严重，重大 (初中英语单词)


• mechanical [mi´kænikəl] a.机械的；力学的 (初中英语单词)


• commerce [´kɔmə:s] n.商业；社交；交流 (初中英语单词)


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


• writer [´raitə] n.作者；作家 (初中英语单词)


• punishment [´pʌniʃmənt] n.罚，刑罚 (初中英语单词)


• innocent [´inəsənt] a.无罪的；单纯的 (初中英语单词)


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


• bother [´bɔðə] v.打扰 n.麻烦(事) (初中英语单词)


• fundamental [,fʌndə´mentl] a.基本的 n.原理 (初中英语单词)


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


• foundation [faun´deiʃən] n.建立；基金；地基 (初中英语单词)


• minister [´ministə] n.部长；大臣 v.伺候 (初中英语单词)


• absolute [´æbsəlu:t] a.绝对的 n.绝对 (初中英语单词)


• cradle [´kreidl] n.摇篮；发源地 (初中英语单词)


• motive [´məutiv] n.动机；主题 a.运动的 (初中英语单词)


• peculiar [pi´kju:liə] a.特有的；奇异的 (初中英语单词)


• protection [prə´tekʃən] n.警戒；护照；通行证 (初中英语单词)


• contest [kən´test, ´kɔntest] v.争辩 n.争夺；竞赛 (初中英语单词)


• advantage [əd´vɑ:ntidʒ] n.优势；利益 (初中英语单词)


• disagreeable [,disə´gri:əbl] a.令人不悦的 (高中英语单词)


• penalty [´penlti] n.刑罚；惩罚；障碍 (高中英语单词)


• temptation [temp´teiʃən] n.引诱，诱惑(物) (高中英语单词)


• document [´dɔkjumənt] n.公文；文件；证件 (高中英语单词)


• eternity [i´tə:niti] n.永恒，来世，无穷 (高中英语单词)


• fraction [´frækʃən] n.小部分；一点儿 (高中英语单词)


• imaginary [i´mædʒinəri] a.想象的；虚构的 (高中英语单词)


• illuminate [i´lju:mineit] vt.照明；阐明 (高中英语单词)


• inferior [in´fiəriə] n.下级的 n.下级；晚辈 (高中英语单词)


• descendant [di´sendənt] n.子孙，后裔 (高中英语单词)


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


• needless [´ni:dləs] a.不必要的；无用的 (高中英语单词)


• precaution [pri´kɔ:ʃən] n.预防 vt.预先警告 (高中英语单词)


• explosion [ik´spləuʒən] n.爆炸；爆发；发作 (高中英语单词)


• fatigue [fə´ti:g] n.&vt.(使)疲劳(劳累) (高中英语单词)


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


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


• nowhere [´nəuweə] n.无处；不知道 (高中英语单词)


• portrait [´pɔ:trit] n.肖像；相片；雕像 (高中英语单词)


• representation [,reprizen´teiʃən] n.描写；表现(法) (高中英语单词)


• heavenly [´hevənli] a.天的，天空的 (高中英语单词)


• reaper [´ri:pə] n.收割者；收割机 (高中英语单词)


• sermon [´sə:mən] n.说教；训诫；讲道 (高中英语单词)


• reverence [´revərəns] n.尊敬；敬畏；尊严 (高中英语单词)


• pilgrim [´pilgrim] n.旅行者；香客 (高中英语单词)


• opponent [ə´pəunənt] a.对立的 n.对手 (高中英语单词)


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


• mortal [´mɔ:tl] a.致命的 n.凡人 (高中英语单词)


• peacock [´pi:kɔk] n.(雄)孔雀 vi.炫耀 (高中英语单词)


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


• ascertain [,æsə´tein] vt.探查；查明 (高中英语单词)


• implement [´implimənt] n.工具 vt.执行 (高中英语单词)


• customary [´kʌstəməri] a.通常的；惯例的 (高中英语单词)


• strife [straif] n.竞争；吵架；冲突 (高中英语单词)


• rubbish [´rʌbiʃ] n.垃圾；碎屑；废话 (英语四级单词)


• uproar [´ʌprɔ:] n.喧嚣；骚动；轰鸣，轰动 (英语四级单词)


• hopeful [´həupfəl] a.有希望的，激励人的 (英语四级单词)


• excellence [´eksələns] n.优秀；杰出；优点 (英语四级单词)


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


• tortoise [´tɔ:təs] n.(乌)龟 (英语四级单词)


• winner [´winə] n.胜利者，得奖者 (英语四级单词)


• classical [´klæsikəl] a.经典的；传统的 (英语四级单词)


• utensil [ju:´tensəl] n.家用器皿，用具 (英语四级单词)


• nobleman [´nəublmən] n.贵族 (英语四级单词)


• coincidence [kəu´insidəns] n.巧合；符合；一致 (英语四级单词)


• fossil [´fɔsəl] n.老顽固 a.化石的 (英语四级单词)


• hateful [´heitfəl] a.可恨的，可憎的 (英语四级单词)


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


• acceptable [ək´septəbəl] a.可接受的；合意的 (英语四级单词)


• scoundrel [´skaundrəl] n.&a.无赖(的) (英语六级单词)


• variable [´veəriəbəl] a.易变的 n.可变量 (英语六级单词)


• roadway [´rəudwei] n.车行道；路面 (英语六级单词)


• erroneous [i´rəuniəs] a.错误的 (英语六级单词)


• rocket [´rɔkit] n.火箭；火箭发动机 (英语六级单词)


• undone [,ʌn´dʌn] a.未完成的，没有做的 (英语六级单词)


• blameless [´bleimlis] a.无可责难的 (英语六级单词)


• manifestation [,mænife´steiʃən] n.表明；现象 (英语六级单词)


• cackle [´kækəl] vi.咯咯叫 n.咯咯叫声 (英语六级单词)


• socrates [´sɔkrəti:z] n.苏格拉底 (英语六级单词)


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


• patrician [pə´triʃən] n.(古罗马)贵族 (英语六级单词)


• lacking [´lækiŋ] a.缺少的，没有的 (英语六级单词)