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  1. Helpmate, n. A wife, or bitter half.
  2. Idiot, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling. The Idiot's act…
  3. Happiness, n. An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.
  4. Infancy, n. The period of our lives when, according to Wordsworth, 'Heaven lies about us.' The world begins lying about us pretty soon afte…
  5. Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from an ancestor who did not particularly care to trace his own.
  6. In'ards, n. pl. The stomach, heart, soul, and other bowels.
  7. Generous, adj. Originally this word meant noble by birth and was rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble by nat…
  8. Insurrection, n. An unsuccessful revolution. Disaffection's failure to substitute misrule for bad government.

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