GLOSSARY 347 



companionable (kom-pan'yun-a-b'l), a., agreeable; sociable. 



comparatively (kom-pa'r'a-tiv-ly), adv., relative to other things. 



compartment (kom-part'ment), w. , one of the parts into which an in- 

 closed space is divided. 



community (kom-mu'ni-ty), n., place or neighborhood. 



compel (k5m-pel'), v.t., to force. 



completely (kom-plet'ly), adv., fully. 



component (kom-po'nent), n., one of the parts that make up a thing. 



comprehend (k5m"pre-hend'), v.t., to understand. 



compulsory (k5m-pul'so-ry), a., enforced by law. 



concave (kon'kav), a., hollow and curved. The opposite of convex. 



considerably (k5n-sid'er-a-bly), adv., much. 



constipation (kon"sti-pa'shun), n., a state of the bowels in which the 

 expulsion of waste is not regular or sufficiently frequent. 



construct (kon-strukf), v.t., to build ; to make. 



content (kon-tent'), v.t., to satisfy. 



contestant (kon-te"st'ant), n., an opponent; one who contests. 



continually (kon-tm'u-al-ly), adv., unceasingly; without stopping. 



contrive (k5n-triv'), v.t., to plan ; to devise. 



convex (kon'veks), a., rising or swelling into a rounded form. The oppo- 

 site of concave. 



counterbalance (koun"ter-baTans), v.t., to oppose with an equal weight or 

 power. 



create (kre-af), v.t., to cause to exist. 



cumbersome (kum'ber-sum) , a., burdensome or hindering. 



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degrade (de-grad'), v.t., to bring shame on ; to disgrace, to debase. 



derange (dg-ranj'), v.t., to disturb ; to throw into disorder. 



derangement (de-ran j'ment), n., disorder; confusion. 



determination (dS-ter"mi-na'shun), n., decision. 



development (de-vel'op-ment), n., growth. 



diet (di'et), n., what is eaten and drunk habitually. 



difficulty (dif'fi-kul-ty), n., a thing hard to do ; obstacle. 



dilute (dl-lut'), v.t., to thin by mixing. 



disgust (dis-gust'), v.t., to cause loathing ; to provoke strong distaste. 



dispute (dis-puf), v.t., to question the truth of. 



distasteful (dis-tast'ful), a., unpleasant ; offensive. 



distinctness (dis-tmkt'ne'ss), n., state of being clearly seen. 



distort (dis-tort'), v.t., to twist out of shape. 



