GLOSSARY 347 



companionable (kom-p&n'yun-a-b'l), a., agreeable ; sociable. 



comparatively (kom-paVa-tiv-ly), adv., relative to other things. 



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

 closed space is divided. 



community (k5m-mu'ni-ty), n., place or neighborhood. 



compel (kom-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 (kom"pre-h6nd'), v.t., to understand. 



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



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



considerably (kon-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-strukt'), v.t., to build ; to make. 



content (kon-te"nt'), v.t., to satisfy. 



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



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



contrive (kon-trlv'), 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-b<il'ans), 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 (d5-grad'), v.t., to bring shame on ; to disgrace, to debase. 



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



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



determination (de"-ter"m!-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 (dT-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-tinkt'nSss), n., state of being clearly seen. 



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



