LANGUAGE, HISTORY, GOVERNMENT,
BUSINESS AND SOCIAL FORMS,

AND

A THOUSAND AND ONE OTHER USEFUL SUBJECTS.

BY

WILLIAM RALSTON BALCH,

Author of "Life of J. A. Garfield," "Life of W. S. Hancock," "Garfield's Words,"
"The Mines, Miners and Mining Interests of the United States,"
"A Message from the Sea," etc.

Copyrighted by F. Oldach, Sr., 1896.

ILLUSTRATED.

COMPENDIUM PUBLISHING CO.

HARVARD

COLLEGE LIBRARY

OF THE

ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

[table.

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fully.

Aam (awm), n. A measure of liquids. | Ab-düct', v. t. To take away unlaw A-back', ad. Backward. Ab'a-cus, n. A bench; a counting Ab-dùc'tion, n. Act of taking away A-baft', adv. Towards the stern. a person by force. Ab-alien-ate, v. To alienate. Ab-duc'tor, n. A muscle; one guil A-băn'don, v. t. To give up entirely. ty of abduction. [lor A-băn'doned (a-băn'dund), p. a. For- A-bear'ance (a-barʼans), n. Behav. [dons. A-be-ce-dā'ri-an, n. A teacher or A-băn’don-er, n. One who aban- a learner of the alphabet. A-băn'don-ing, 2. Act of forsaking. A-běd', ad. In or on bed. A-băn’donment, ”. Act of aban-| A-bēle', n. The white poplar. doning Ab-er'rance, 12. A deviation from right. [ting. Ab-er-ra'tion, n. The act of deviaA-bět', v. t. To encourage.

saken.

A-base', v. t. To humble.
A-base'ment, n. Act of abasing.
A-băsh', v. t. To confuse.
A-bash'ment, n. Confusion.
A-bat'a-ble, a. That may be abated.
A-bāte', v. t. To lessen.-. i. To de-

crease.

A-bate'ment, n. The act of abating.
A-bāt'er, n. That which abates.
Ab'a-tis, n. [Fr.] An intrenchment.
A-ba'tor, n. One who abates.
A-bat-toir, (a-bat-wor'), n. [Fr.] A
public slaughter-house.
Abb, n. Yarn for the warp. [father.
Ab'ba, n. A Syriac word, signifying
Ab'ba-cy, n. Rights of an abbot.
Ab-ba'tial (-ba'shal), a.

to an abbey.

Relating

Ab'be, n. [Fr.] An abbot.
Ab'bess, n. The governess of a nun-

.nery.

Abbey, n. A convent: -a church at-
tached to a convent.
Ab'bot, n. The chief of an abbey.
Ab'bot-ship, n. The state of an ab-
bot.

Ab-bre'vi-ate, v. t. To abridge.
Ab-bre-vi-a'tion, n. Contraction.
Ab-brē vi-ā-tor, n. Abridger.
Ab-bre'vi-a-to-ry, a. Shortening.
Ab-bre'vi-a-tūre, n. Abbreviation.
Ab'di-cănt, a. Abdicating; renoun-
cing.
Ab'di-cāte, v. t. To abandon or re-
linquish. v. i. To resign an office.
Ab-di-ca'tion, n. Act of abdica-
ting.
Ab'di-ca-tive, a. Abdicating. [in.
Ab'di-to-ry, n. A place to hide goods
Ab-do'men, n. The belly.
Ab-dom'i-nal, a. Relating to the
abdomen.
(arate.
Ab-dñce', v. L. To draw from; to sep-

A-bět'ter, n. One who abets; abettor. A-bět'tor, n. One who abets; an accomplice.

A-bey'ance (a-bā'ans), n. A state of suspense.

Ab-hor', v. t. To detest; to abominate, Ab-hor'rence, n. Act of abhorring hatred.

Ab-hor'rent, a.

[to: Odious; contrary

Ab-hör/rent-ly, ad. In an abhor rent manner.

Ab-hor'rer, n. One who abhors.
A'bib, n. The first month of the Jew
ish year.

A-bide', v. i. To dwell; to reside.
A-bid'er, n. One who abides or dwells.
A-bil'i-ty, n. Power to do any thing;
capacity.

Ab'ject, a. Mean low; base.
Ab-jěc'tion, n. Want of spirit.
Abject-ly, ad. In an abject manner.
Abject-nĕss, n. Abjection; mean-

ness.

Ab-jū-di-cā'tion, n. Rejection.!
Ab-ju-rā'tion, n. Act of abjuring;
renunciation.
[ration.
Ab-jūʼra-to-ry, a. Relating to abju
Ab-jūre', v. t. To deny upon oath.
Ab-lac-ta'tion, n. Act of weaning;
-a method of grafting by approach.
Ab-lā-que-ā'tion(ab-lä-kwe-a'shun).
n. Act of opening the ground about
the roots of trees.
Ab'la-tive, a. That takes away.
A'ble (abl), a. Having power or skill.
A'ble-bodied (-bōd'id), a. Strong of
body.
Ab'lep-sy, n. Want of sight; blind-
Ab-lu’tion (ab-lū'shun), n. Act of
cleansing with water,

ness.