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restrain; forcible. Co es sen' tial, a. participating of the same es

sence.

Co e ter' nal, a. equally

eternal with another. Co e' val, a. of the same age.

Co ex4 ist' ent, a. having existence at the same time with another. Cof' fee, n. the berries of the coffee tree; a drink made of coffee. Cof' fer, n. a money chest; v. to treasure up in chests.

Co' gen cy, n. strength; force.

Co' gent, a. forcible; re

sistless; convincing. Cogi ta' tion, n. thought; meditation.

Cog ni" tion, n. knowledge; complete conviction.

Cog' ni za ble, a. that falls

under judicial notice. Cog' ni zance, n. judicial notice; trial.

Co hab' it, v. to live together as husband and wife.

Co heir, (ko are) n. one of several heirs. Co here', v. to stick together. Co he rent, a. sticking together.

Co he' sive, a. that has the power of sticking together. Cohesion, n. the act of sticking together. Cohort, n. a body of warriors.

Coif, n. the head dress; a cap.

Coil, v. to gather into a

narrow compass. n. a rope wound into a ring. Coin, n. money; payment of any kind. v. to mint or stamp money. Coin' age, n. the act of coining money.

Co in cide', v. to concur; to agree with; to meet; to fit.

Co in' ci dence, n. concurrence; agreement. Col' an der, na straining vessel; a sieve. Cold' ly, ad. indifferently; negligently.

Col' ic, n. a distemper affecting the bowels. Col' lar, n. something

round the neck; a band. v to seize by the collar. Collat e ral, a side by side; concurrent. Col la' tion, n. a repast; a gift

Col' league, n. a partner. Colleague,v. to unite with Col leci, v. to gather together; to infer.

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of binding together. Col lis ion, n. the act of striking together; clash. Col lu' 'sive, a. fraudulent; deceitful. Col o nise, v. to supply

with inhabitants. Colour ing, n. an art in painting; an excuse. Co" lours, n. a banner; flag; streamer. Column, n. a round pil lar; part of a page. Com' bat, n. a battle; a contest. v. to fight; to oppose. Com' bat ant, n. a cham pion; an antagonist; a fighter.

Com bi na'tion, n. conspi

racy; an association. Com bine', v. to unite; to join.

Com bus' ti ble, a. that which easily takes fire.

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Com bus' tion, n. a burning; hurry; confusion. Com' e dy, n. a laughable dramatic piece. Come' li ness, n. grace; beauty; dignity. Com' et, n. a blazing star. Com' fort a ble, a pleasing; dispensing comfort.

Com' ic al, a. diverting;

merry; queer. Com mand′er, n. a chief who commands. Com mand' ment, n. mandate; precept; command. Com mem o ra' tion, n. act

n. a

of public celebration. Com mence', v. to begin. Com mence' ment, beginning; date. Com mend', v. to recommend; to mention with approbation.

Com mend' a ble, a. laudable; worthy of praise. Com men da' tion, praise; declaration of

esteem.

n.

Com men' su rate, a. e

qual; proportionable. Com'ment, v. to expound; to annotate. n. exposi tion.

Com' men ta ry, n. an exposition; annotation; remark.

Com men ta' tor, n. expositor; annotator.

Com' merce, n. trade; traffick.

Com mer' cial, a. relating

to commerce.

Com mis er ate, v. to pi

ty; to compassionate. Com mis er a' tion, n. pity; compassion; tenderness.

Com mis' sion, v. to em

power; to appoint. Com mis' sion er, n. one included in a warrant of authority.

Com mit', v. to intrust; to give in trust; to imprison; to perpetrate. Com mit' tee, n persons selected to manage any

matter.

Com mo' di ous, a. con

venient; suitable. Com mod' i ty, n. interest; wares; merchandise.

Com' mo dore, n. the captain who commands a squadron of ships Com' mon al ty, n. the common people. Com' mon ly, ad. frequently; usually.

Com' mon wealth, n. the public; a republic. Com mo' tion, n. tumult ; disturbance; agitation. Com mune', v. to converse; to impart sentiments mutually.

Com mu ni ca ble, a. that which may be imparted, or recounted. Com mu ni cate, v. to reveal; to impart knowledge; to celebrate the Lord's Supper.

Com mu ni ca'tion, n. con

ference; conversation. Com mu'ni ca tive, a. lib. eral of knowledge; not selfish.

Com mun' ion, n. intercourse; fellowship; the public celebration of the Lord's Supper.

Com mu' ni ty, n. the commonwealth.

Com mu ta'tion,n change; alteration; exchange ;

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change; to ransom one obligation by another. Com pact', a solid; close;

brief. v. to join together. Com' pact, n a contract;

an agreement. Com pact' ly, ad. close. ly; densely.

Com pan' ion, n. a partner an associate.

Com' pa ny, n. persons assembled ; a body corporate; persons united in joint trade. Com' par a bie, a. worthy to be compared; of equal regard.

Com par' a tive, a. estimated by comparison; not absolute. Com par' a tive ly, ad. in

a state of comparison. Com pare', v. to make one thing the measure of another.

Com par i son, n. a com

well

parative estimate. Com' pass, v. to encircle ; to surround; to obtain; to attain. n. a circle; space; a known instrument of surveyors and mariners. Com pas' sion, n. pity; commiseration. Com pas' sion ate, v. to pity; to commirate ; a. inclined to pity; merciful.

Com pas' sion ate ly, ad. mercifully; tenderly. Com pat' i ble, a. suitable to; consistent with; competible.

Com peer', n. equal; com

panion; colleague. Com pel', v. to oblige; to constrain.

Com' pend, n. abridgment; summary; epit

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compense: to countervail; to compense. Com pen sa' tion, n.

compense.

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Com' pe tence, 2 n. Com' pe ten cy,

what is sufficient. Com' pe tent, a. adequate; qualified; fit.

Com pe ti" tion, n. rivalry; contest.

Com pet' i tor, n. a rival ; an opponent. Com pi la' tion, n. a col

lection from various authors.

Com pile', v. to draw up from various authors; to compose. Com pi' ler, n. a collector; one who compiles. Com pla cence, Com pla cen cỷ, S

n.

civility; complaisance. Com pla' cent, a. civil; affable; mild.

Com plain, v. to lament;

to inform against. Com plainant,n. one who wages suit against ano

ther.

Com plain' er, n. a lament

er; one who informs. Com plaint', n. an accusation; a lamentation; a disease. Com plaisance', n. civili

ty; desire of pleasing. Com plai 'sant', a. civil;

desirous to please. Com' ple ment, n. completion. Com plete', a. perfect; finished; concluded. v. to finish; to perfect Com pletely, ad. fully; perfectly.

Com ple' tion, n. accomplishment; perfect state. Com' plex, a. of many parts; not simple. Com' plex ion, n. the col

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our of the face, &e. Com pli' ance, n. submission; act of yielding. Com' pli cate, a. pounded of many parts. v. to entangle. Com pli ca' tion, n. a mixture of many things. Com' pli ment, n. an act of civility. v. to flatter. Com ply', v. to yield or

submit; to agree. Com ponent, a. constituting; forming. Com port', v. to agree; to suit. Com pose, v. to quiet; to settle; to put togeth

er.

Com posed, a. calm ; se

date; serious. Com poser,n. an author; a writer.

Com po 'si' tion, n. a mixture; a written work; accommodation.

Com pos❝ i tor, n. one who arranges the letters for printing. Com po 6sure, n. calmness; tranquillity. Com pound', v. to mingle; to come to terms with a debtor. Compound, n. a mass of ingredients. a. formed of several. Com pre hend', v. to comprise; to contain in the mind; to conceive. Com pre hen' si ble, a. intelligible; conceivable. Com pre hen' sion,

n.

knowledge; capacity. Com pre hen' sive, a. having the power to understand; capacious. Com press', v. to force into a narrow compass. Com pres' sure, n. the force of one body pressing against another. Com prise, v. to contain; to include.

Com' pro mise, n. mutual

adjustment. v. to adjust by mutual concessions. Comp troll er, (con trol er) n. director; supervisor.

Com pul' sion n. the act

of compelling; force. Com pul' sive, a. compul sory, forcing.

Com punc' tion, n. repen.

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