i THE COMPLETE COMPENDIUM OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE, CONTAINING ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW OF LANGUAGE, HISTORY, GOVERNMENT, 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," Copyrighted by F. Oldach, Sr., 1896. ILLUSTRATED. COMPENDIUM PUBLISHING CO. Ab'a-cus, n. A bench; a counting A-băn'don, v. t. To give up entirely. [dons. A-ban'don-er, n. One who aban- A-base, v. 1. To humble. A-base/ment, n. Act of abasing. A-bat/a-ble, a. That may be abated. A-bate', v. t. To lessen.-r. i. crease. To de A-bāte ment, n. The act of abating. Ab/a-tis, n. [Fr.] An intrenchment. A-bat-toir, (a-bat-wor'), n. [Fr.] A Ab'be, n. [Fr.) An abbot. Abbey, n. A convent: -a church at Ab'bot, n. The chief of an abbey. Ab-duc/tion, n. Act of taking away hor. Beliav a learner of the alphabet. A-běd', ad. In or on bed. A-bele, n. The white poplar. Ab-er/rance, n. A deviation from right. ting. Ab-er-ra/tion, n. The act of deviaA-bět, v. t. To encourage. 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 Ab-hor', v. t. To detest; to abominate, hatred. [to: Odious; contrary Ab-hör/rent, a. Ab-hor/rer, n. One who abhors. A-bide', v. i. To dwell; to reside. Ab'bot-ship, n. The state of an ab- Abject-ness, n. Abjection; meanbot. Ab-brē'vi-āte, v. t. To abridge. cing. Ab'di-cate, v. t. To abandon or re- Ab'di-ca-tive, a. Abdicating. [in. [arate. Ab-dice', v. t. To draw from; to sep ness. Ab-ju-di-ca' tion, n. Rejection.: Ab-jūra-to-ry, a. Relating to abju. Ab'la-tive, a. That takes away. [ness. Ab/lep-sy, n. Want of sight; blindAb-lution (ab-lü'shun), n. Act of cleansing with water, |