Clever words.

ADHERENT, n.
A follower who has not yet obtained all that he expects to get.

ADMONITION, n.
Gentle reproof, as with a meat-axe. Friendly warning.

BAROMETER, n.
An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.

BELLADONNA, n.
In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.

--Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

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