adj. In the surprising condition of the Crusader who absently pulled at his forelock some hours after a Saracen scimitar had, unconsciously to him, passed through his neck, as related by de Joinville.
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n. A piece of real estate near Jerusalem, in which the broker, Judas Iscariot, invested the money he made by selling short and escaping a corner.
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. The one-fourth part of the Hand of Fate.
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, n. One's former friend; particularly the person for whom one has performed some friendly service.
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v.t. To affirm another's guilt or unworth; most commonly as a justification of ourselves for having wronged him.
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n. A certain uninteresting quality carefully excluded from human statements.
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adj. Liable to an abatement of pleasure, profit or advantage; exposed to the peril of a penalty.
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, n. The mother of caution.
"My accountability, bear in mind,"
Said the Grand Vizier: "Yes, yes,"
Said the Shah: "I do—'tis the only kind
Of ability you possess."
—Joram Tate
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"My accountability, bear in mind,"
Said the Grand Vizier: "Yes, yes,"
Said the Shah: "I do—'tis the only kind
Of ability you possess."
—Joram Tate
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n.
1.One associated with another in a crime, having guilty knowledge and complicity, as an attorney who defends a criminal, knowing him guilty. This view of the attorney's position in the matter has not hitherto commanded the assent of attorneys, no one having offered them a fee for assenting.
2.Your partner in business.
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1.One associated with another in a crime, having guilty knowledge and complicity, as an attorney who defends a criminal, knowing him guilty. This view of the attorney's position in the matter has not hitherto commanded the assent of attorneys, no one having offered them a fee for assenting.
2.Your partner in business.
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n. An inevitable occurrence due to the action of immutable natural laws.
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v.t. In Courtship to reap the whirlwind after sowing the wind. To accept office is to take with decent reluctance the reward of immodest avidity. To accept a challenge is to become a sincere believer in the sanctity of human life.
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, n. (from ACADEME).
1.A modern school where football is taught.
2.Originally a grove in which philosophers sought a meaning in nature; now a school in which naturals seek a meaning in philosophy.
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1.A modern school where football is taught.
2.Originally a grove in which philosophers sought a meaning in nature; now a school in which naturals seek a meaning in philosophy.
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n.
1.The goal of debate. Abuse of power is the exercise of authority in a manner unpleasant to ourselves.
2.Unanswerable wit.
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1.The goal of debate. Abuse of power is the exercise of authority in a manner unpleasant to ourselves.
2.Unanswerable wit.
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