their countrymen did not want any of them for President.

If that's an honor surely 'tis a greater



To have been a simple and undamned spectator.

Behold in me a man of mark and note



Whom no elector e'er denied a vote! --

An undiscredited, unhooted gent



Who might, for all we know, be President

By acclimation. Cheer, ye varlets, cheer --



I'm passing with a wide and open ear!

Jonathan Fomry



PREVARICATOR, n. A liar in the caterpillarestate.

PRICE, n. Value, plus a reasonable sum for the wear and tear of



conscience in demanding it.

PRIMATE, n. The head of a church, especially a State church supported



by involuntary contributions. The Primate of England is the

Archbishop of Canterbury, an amiable old gentleman, who occupies



Lambeth Palace when living and Westminster Abbey when dead. He is

commonly dead.



PRISON, n. A place of punishments and rewards. The poet assures us

that --



"Stone walls do not a prison make,"

but a combination of the stone wall, the political parasite and the



moral instructor is no garden of sweets.

PRIVATE, n. A military gentleman with a field-marshal's baton in his



knapsack and an impediment in his hope.

PROBOSCIS, n. The rudimentary organ of an elephant which serves him



in place of the knife-and-fork that Evolution has as yet denied him.

For purposes of humor it is popularly called a trunk.



Asked how he knew that an elephant was going on a journey, the

illustrious Jo. Miller cast a reproachful look upon his tormentor, and



answered, absently: "When it is ajar," and threw himself from a high

promontory into the sea. Thus perished in his pride the most famous



humorist of antiquity, leaving to mankind a heritage of woe! No

successor worthy of the title has appeared, though Mr. Edward bok, of



_The Ladies' Home Journal_, is much respected for the purity and

sweetness of his personal character.



PROJECTILE, n. The final arbiter in international disputes. Formerly

these disputes were settled by physicalcontact of the disputants,



with such simple arguments as the rudimentary logic of the times could

supply -- the sword, the spear, and so forth. With the growth of



prudence in military affairs the projectile came more and more into

favor, and is now held in high esteem by the most courageous. Its



capital defect is that it requires personal attendance at the point of

propulsion.



PROOF, n. Evidence having a shade more of plausibility than of

unlikelihood. The testimony of two credible witnesses as opposed to



that of only one.

PROOF-READER, n. A malefactor who atones for making your writing



nonsense by permitting the compositor to make it unintelligible.

PROPERTY, n. Any material thing, having no particular value, that may



be held by A against the cupidity of B. Whatever gratifies the

passion for possession in one and disappoints it in all others. The



object of man's brief rapacity and long indifference.

PROPHECY, n. The art and practice of selling one's credibility for



future delivery.

PROSPECT, n. An outlook, usually forbidding. An expectation, usually



forbidden.

Blow, blow, ye spicy breezes --



O'er Ceylon blow your breath,

Where every prospect pleases,



Save only that of death.

Bishop Sheber

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


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


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


• chapel [´tʃæpəl] n.小教堂 (初中英语单词)


• agricultural [ægri´kʌltʃər(ə)l] a.农业的 (初中英语单词)


• flight [flait] n.逃走；飞行；班机 (初中英语单词)


• pointed [´pɔintid] a.尖(锐)的；中肯的 (初中英语单词)


• elsewhere [,elsweə] ad.在别处；向别处 (初中英语单词)


• estate [i´steit] n.财产；庄园；等级 (初中英语单词)


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


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


• ignorance [´ignərəns] n.无知，愚昧 (初中英语单词)


• apparent [ə´pærənt] a.显然的；表面上的 (初中英语单词)


• suitable [´su:təbəl, ´sju:-] a.合适的，适当的 (初中英语单词)


• suffering [´sʌfəriŋ] n.痛苦；灾害 (初中英语单词)


• invention [in´venʃən] n.创造；发明；虚构 (初中英语单词)


• instinct [´instiŋkt] n.本能；直觉；天资 (初中英语单词)


• reform [ri´fɔ:m] v.&n.改革；改良；革除 (初中英语单词)


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


• previous [´pri:viəs] a.先，前，以前的 (初中英语单词)


• absence [´æbsəns] n.不在，缺席；缺乏 (初中英语单词)


• definite [´definit] a.确定的，明确的 (初中英语单词)


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


• thereby [´ðeəbai] ad.因此，由此 (初中英语单词)


• doctrine [´dɔktrin] n.教义；主义；学说 (初中英语单词)


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


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


• factor [´fæktə] n.因素；原动力；要素 (初中英语单词)


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


• conviction [kən´vikʃən] n.定罪；确信，信服 (初中英语单词)


• absurd [əb´sə:d] a.荒谬的，可笑的 (初中英语单词)


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


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


• sunset [´sʌnset] n.日落；晚霞 (初中英语单词)


• musical [´mju:zikəl] a.音乐的；悦耳的 (初中英语单词)


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


• solemn [´sɔləm] a.严肃的；隆重的 (初中英语单词)


• immense [i´mens] a.广大的，无限的 (初中英语单词)


• reasonable [´rizənəbəl] a.合理的；有理智的 (初中英语单词)


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


• instructor [in´strʌktə] n.教师；指导者 (初中英语单词)


• elephant [´elifənt] n.象 (初中英语单词)


• worthy [´wə:ði] a.有价值的；值得的 (初中英语单词)


• purity [´pjuəriti] n.纯净；贞洁 (初中英语单词)


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


• physical [´fizikəl] a.物质的；有形的 (初中英语单词)


• contact [´kɔntækt] n.接触；联系 v.联络 (初中英语单词)


• prospect [´prɔspekt, prəs´pekt] n.景色；境界 v.勘察 (初中英语单词)


• agitation [,ædʒi´teiʃən] n.鼓动；摇动；焦虑 (高中英语单词)


• disadvantage [,disəd´vɑ:ntidʒ] n.不利(条件)；损失 (高中英语单词)


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


• patriot [´pætriət] n.爱国者 (高中英语单词)


• kansas [´kænzəs] n.堪萨斯(州) (高中英语单词)


• contend [kən´tend] v.竞争；斗争；争论 (高中英语单词)


• picturesque [,piktʃə´resk] a.似画的；别致的 (高中英语单词)


• guardian [´gɑ:diən] n.监护人；保护人 (高中英语单词)


• species [´spi:ʃi:z] n.(生物的)种，类 (高中英语单词)


• portugal [´pɔ:tjugəl] n.葡萄牙 (高中英语单词)


• mistaken [mis´teikən] mistake的过去分词 (高中英语单词)


• disorder [dis´ɔ:də] n.杂乱 vt.扰乱 (高中英语单词)


• ingenuity [,indʒi´nju:iti] n.创造性；机灵 (高中英语单词)


• abolition [,æbə´liʃən] n.废除；废止 (高中英语单词)


• universe [´ju:nivə:s] n.天地；全人类；银河系 (高中英语单词)


• apparently [ə´pærəntli] ad.显然，表面上地 (高中英语单词)


• ignore [ig´nɔ:] vt.忽视，不理，不顾 (高中英语单词)


• affirm [ə´fə:m] vt.肯定，断言，证实 (高中英语单词)


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


• philosopher [fi´lɔsəfə] n.哲学家；思想家；哲人 (高中英语单词)


• celestial [si´lestiəl] a.天空的，天的 (高中英语单词)


• prolong [prə´lɔŋ] vt.延长；拉长；拖延 (高中英语单词)


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


• positively [´pɔzətivli] ad.确实；断然；绝对 (高中英语单词)


• caterpillar [´kætə,pilə] n.毛虫；履带 (高中英语单词)


• esteem [i´sti:m] n.尊重 vt.认为；感到 (高中英语单词)


• defect [di´fekt, ´di:fekt] n.缺点，不足 (高中英语单词)


• testimony [´testiməni] n.证明；证据；表明 (高中英语单词)


• expectation [,ekspek´teiʃən] n.期待(望)；预期 (高中英语单词)


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


• ownership [´əunəʃip] n.所有权；所有制 (英语四级单词)


• forsake [fə´seik] vt.遗弃，抛弃，摒绝 (英语四级单词)


• beverage [´bevəridʒ] n.饮料 (英语四级单词)


• experimental [ik,speri´mentl] a.实验的 (英语四级单词)


• statute [´stætʃu:t] n.法令；章程；规定 (英语四级单词)


• precedent [´presidənt] n.先例 a.在先的 (英语四级单词)


• disciple [di´saipəl] n.门徒，弟子 (英语四级单词)


• aristocracy [,æris´tɔkrəsi] n.贵族政治；贵族 (英语四级单词)


• domain [də´mein,dəu-] n.领土；版图；范围 (英语四级单词)


• abdomen [´æbdəmən] n.腹(部) (英语四级单词)


• elector [i´lektə] n.有选举权的人 (英语四级单词)


• amiable [´eimiəbəl] a.亲切的，温和的 (英语四级单词)


• evolution [,i:və´lu:ʃən] n.进化；发展；发育 (英语四级单词)


• miller [´milə] n.磨坊主；铣床(工) (英语四级单词)


• antiquity [æn´tikwiti] n.太古；古代；古迹 (英语四级单词)


• heritage [´heritidʒ] n.遗产，继承物 (英语四级单词)


• courageous [kə´reidʒəs] a.勇敢的；无畏的 (英语四级单词)


• outlook [´autluk] n.眺望；景色；展望 (英语四级单词)


• repentance [ri´pentəns] n.悔悟，悔改；忏悔 (英语六级单词)


• underlying [,ʌndə´laiiŋ] a.基础的；下层的 (英语六级单词)


• portable [´pɔ:təbəl] a.轻便的 n.手提打字机 (英语六级单词)


• edible [´edəbl] a.可食的 n.食品 (英语六级单词)


• intermediate [,intə´mi:diət] a.中间的 (英语六级单词)


• ordeal [ɔ:´di:l] n.严峻考验；折磨 (英语六级单词)


• implication [,impli´keiʃən] n.牵过；暗示；含蓄 (英语六级单词)


• christendom [´krisəndəm] n.基督教徒 (英语六级单词)


• preparatory [pri´pærətəri] a.预备的 n.预备学校 (英语六级单词)


• vagrant [´veigrənt] n.流浪者 a.流浪的 (英语六级单词)


• holiness [´həulinis] n.神圣 (英语六级单词)


• holding [´həuldiŋ] n.保持，固定，存储 (英语六级单词)


• involuntary [in´vɔləntəri] a.无意识的；非自愿的 (英语六级单词)


• parasite [´pærəsait] n.寄生动(植)物；食客 (英语六级单词)


• impediment [im´pedimənt] n.妨碍，阻碍物；口吃 (英语六级单词)


• absently [´æbsəntli] ad.心不在焉地 (英语六级单词)