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• Magpie, n.: A bird whose theivish disposition suggested to someone that it might be taught to talk.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• INJURY, n. An offense next in degree of enormity to a slight.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• ARCHITECT, n. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• ACCORD, n. Harmony. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• IMPUNITY, n. Wealth. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• TRUCE, n. Friendship. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• ARRAYED, pp. Drawn up and given an orderly disposition, as a rioter hanged to a lamppost.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...