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"The Illustrated London Reading Book"

a._ to shrink up; to grow short; to bargain
CO'NTRARY, _a._ opposite; contradictory; adverse
CONTRI'VANCE, _s._ the act of contriving; scheme; plan; plot
CONVE'NIENCE, _s._ fitness; ease; cause of ease
CONVE'NIENT, _a._ fit; suitable; proper; well adapted
CO'NVENT, _s._ an assembly of religious persons; a monastery; a nunnery
CO'NVERSE, _s._ conversation; acquaintance; familiarity
CONVE'RSION, _s._ change from one state to another
CONVE'RT, _v.a._ change into another substance; change from one religion
to another; turn from a bad to a good life; apply to any use
CONVE'Y, _v.a._ carry; transport from one place to another; bring;
transfer
CONVU'LSIVE, _a._ that gives twitches or spasms
CO'PIOUS, _a._ plentiful; abundant
CO'PPICE, _s._ a low wood; a place overrun with brushwood
CO'RDIAL, _a._ reviving; hearty; sincere
CORONA'TION, _s._ the act of crowning a King
CORPORA'TION, _s._ a body politic, constituted by Royal charter
CORPO'REAL, _a._ having a body; material; not spiritual
CORRE'CT, _v.a._ punish; discipline; remark faults; take away fault
CORRESPONDENCE, _s._ intercourse; relation; friendship
CO'UNCILLOR, _s._ one that gives counsel
COU'NTENANCE, _s.


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