Elson Grammar School Literature, book 4Elson, William H. (William Harris)
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Elson Grammar School Literature, book 4
Elson, William H. (William Harris)
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coil (koil), trouble; the body.
coincidence (ko-in'si-dens), a happening at the same time.
colossal (ko-los'al), of enormous size.
Comanches (ko-man'chez), a tribe of Indians noted for their warlike
character.
comely (kum'li), pleasing.
comment (kom'ent), meditate upon; a remark or criticism.
commissioner (ko-mish'un-er) an officer having charge of some department of
public service.
commodity (ko-mod'i-ti), goods, wares.
communal (kom'u-nal), having property in common.
commune (ko-mun'), take counsel.
communicate (ko-mu'm-kat), make known.
communion (ko-mun'yun), intercourse.
compass (kum'pas), size, capacity.
compensate (kom'pen-sat), recompense or reward.
compete (kom-pet'), seek or strive for the same thing.
competence (kom'pe-tens), property sufficient for comfort.
complacency (kom-pla'sen-si), self-satisfaction.
compliance (kom-pli'ans), yielding.
comply (kom-pli'), yield, assent.
component (kom-po'nent), composing; an ingredient.
comport (kom-port'), agree or suit conduct.
compose (kom-poz'), put together: quiet.
composition (kom'po-zish'un), combination, make-up.
composure (kom-po'zhur), calm.
comprehend (kom'pre-hend'), understand.
comprehension (kom'pre-hen'shun), perception, understanding.
comprehensive (Kom'pre-hen'siv), including much.
compressed (kom-prest') pressed together.
comprise (kom-priz'), include.
compromise (kom'pro-miz), an agreement in which all parties concerned give
up something.
concave (kon'kav), hollow and curved in.
conceal (kon-sel'), hide from observation.
concede (kon-sed'), grant or allow.
conceive (kon-sev'), understand: think.
concenter (kon-sen'ter), bring to, or meet in a common center; condense,
concentrate (kon'sen-trat), bring to, or meet in a common center; condense.
concentric (kon-sen'trik), having a common center.
conception (kon-sep'shun), formation in the mind of an image or notion.
conciliate (kon-sil'i-at), reconcile, pacify.
conclusive (kon-kloo'siv), convincing; final.
concord (kon'kord), state of agreement; harmony.
concurrence (kon-kur'ens), agreement in opinion.
conduce (kon-dus') lead or tend.
confound (kon-found') confuse; blend.
congeal, (kon-jel'), freeze; thicken.
congregate (kon'gre-gat), assemble.
conjure (kon-joor'), call on solemnly.
conjure (kun'jer), call forth or expel by magic arts.
conjuring book (kun'jer-ing), a copy of Cornelius' Agrippa's "Magic,"
printed in 1657.
connubial (ko-nu'bi-al), pertaining to marriage.
Conscript Fathers (kon'skript), a translation of a certain form used in
addressing the senate of ancient Rome.
consecrate (kon'se-krat), dedicate, hallow.
conservative (kon-sur'va-tiv), opposed to change; safe.
consign (kon-sin'), intrust; deliver.
consistent (koti-Sis'tent), not contradictory; having harmony among its
parts.
construe (kon'stroo), interpret, explain.
consul (kon'sul), commercial agent of a government in a foreign country; a
magistrate.
consume (kon-sum') destroy; swallow up.
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