, and

     sinistrum

    , meaning "to the bad." If in doubt, try one. (Old adage, "Absinthe makes the jag last longer)."

    ABSTINENCE

    From the Persian

     ab

    , water, and

     stein

    , or tankard. Hence, water-tankard, or "water wagon."

     ACCESSION

    A beheading process by which you may either win or lose a political job. Old spelling,

     Axe-session

    .

     ACCIDENT

    A condition of affairs in which presence of mind is good, but absence of body better.

     ADAMANT

    From "Adam's Aunt," reputed to be a hard character. Hence, anything tough, or hard.

     ADORE

    From

     add

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