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• ADDER, n. A species of snake. So called from its habit of adding funeral outlays to the other expenses of living.
  -- 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
• HYENA, n. A beast held in reverence by some oriental nations from its habit of frequenting at night the burial-places of the dead.
  But the medical student does that. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• ACCORDION, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
  -- Ambrose Bierce "The Devil's Dictionary...
• ACHIEVEMENT, n. The death of endeavor and the birth of disgust.
  -- Ambrose Bierce "The Devil's Dictionary...
• ADAGE, n. Boned wisdom for weak teeth. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• AFRICAN, n. A nigger that votes our way. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary