Disobey n:To celebrate with an appropriate ceremony the maturity of a …

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Suddenly to change one's opinions and go over to another party. The most notable flop on record was that of Saul of Tarsus, who has been severely criticised as a turn-coat by some of our partisan jou … ▶
Laziness. Unwarranted repose of manner in a person of low degree. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2012). The Devil's Dictionary, p.69, Courier Corporation
LOGOMACHY, n. A war in which the weapons are words and the wounds punctures in the swim-bladder of self-esteem - a kind of contest in which, the vanquished being unconscious of defeat, the victor is … ▶
A leech who, having penetrated the shell of a turtle only to find that the creature has long been dead, deems it expedient to form a new attachment to a fresh turtle. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2011). Ambrose … ▶
MANICHEISM, n. The ancient Persian doctrine of an incessant warfare between Good and Evil. When Good gave up the fight the Persians joined the victorious Opposition. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unab … ▶

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