REALITY, n. The dream of a mad philosopher. That which would remain in the cupel if one should assay a phantom. The nucleus of a vacuum. |
REALLY, adv. Apparently. |
REAR, n. In American military matters, that exposed part of the army that is nearest to Congress. |
REASON, n. Propensitate of prejudice. |
REASON, v.i. To weight probabilities in the scales of desire. |
REASONABLE, adj. Accessible to the infection of our own opinions. Hospitable to persuasion, dissuasion and evasion. |
REBEL, n. A proponent of a new misrule who has failed to establish it. |
RECOLLECT, v. To recall with additions something not previously known. |
RECONCILIATION, n. A suspension of hostilities. An armed truce for the purpose of digging up the dead. |
RECONSIDER, v. To seek a justification for a decision already made. |
RECOUNT, n. In American politics, another throw of the dice, accorded to the player against whom they are loaded. |
RECREATION, n. A particular kind of dejection to relieve a general fatigue. |
RECRUIT, n. A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform and from a soldier by his gait. |
RECRUIT, n. A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform and from a soldier by his gait. Fresh from the farm or factory or street, His marching, in pursuit or in retreat, Were an impressive martial spectacle Except for two impediments --his feet. --Thompson Johnson |
RECTOR, n. In the Church of England, the Third Person of the parochial Trinity, the Cruate and the Vicar being the other two. |