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THE

COMPLETE COMPENDIUM

OF

UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE,

CONTAINING

ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW

OF

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.

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Ab'a-cus, n. A bench; a counting
A-baft, adv. Towards the stern.
Ab-al'ien-ate, v. To alienate.

A-băn'don, v. t. To give up entirely.
A-bandoned (a-ban'dund), p. a. For-
saken.

[dons.

A-ban'don-er, n. One who aban-
A-băn'don-ing, n. Act of forsaking.
A-băn'don'ment, n. Act of aban-
doning.

A-base, v. 1. To humble.

A-base/ment, n. Act of abasing.
A-bash', v. t. To confuse.
A-bash/ment, n. Confusion.

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.
A-bat'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. Relating
to an abbey.

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-duc/tion, n. Act of taking away
a person by force.
Ab-duc/tor, n. A muscle; one guil
ty of abduction.
A-bear'ance (a-bar'ans), n.
A-be-ce-dā/ri-an, n. A teacher or

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
of suspense.

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

hatred.

[to:

Odious; contrary

Ab-hör/rent, a.
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.
Abject, a. Mean: low; base.
Ab-jěction, n. Want of spirit.
Abject-ly, ad. In an abject manner.

Ab'bot-ship, n. The state of an ab- Abject-ness, n. Abjection; meanbot.

Ab-brē'vi-āte, v. t. To abridge.
Ab-bre-vi-ation, n. Contraction.
Ab-brēvi-a-tor, n. Abridger.
Ab-bre/vi-a-to-ry, a. Shortening.
Ab-brē'vi-a-tūre, n. Abbreviation.
Ab'di-cant, a. Abdicating; renoun-

cing.

Ab'di-cate, 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-domen, n. The belly.
Ab-dom'i-nal, a. Relating to the
abdomen.

[arate.

Ab-dice', v. t. To draw from; to sep

ness.

Ab-ju-di-ca' tion, n. Rejection.:
Ab-ju-rā'tion, n. Act of abjuring;
renunciation.
[ration.

Ab-jūra-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-ation(ab-la-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 (-bod'id), a. Strong of
body.

[ness.

Ab/lep-sy, n. Want of sight; blindAb-lution (ab-lü'shun), n. Act of cleansing with water,

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