ick_, _prefer_, and _select_? 2. Also between the antonyms _cast
away_, _decline_, _dismiss_, _refuse_, _repudiate_? 3. Does _select_
imply more care or judgment than _choose_?

EXAMPLES.

The prettiest flowers had all been ----.

Jacob was ---- to Esau, tho he was the younger.

When a man deliberately ---- to do wrong, there is little hope for
him.

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CIRCUMSTANCE (page 105).

QUESTIONS.

1. To what classes of things do we apply _accompaniment_? _concomitant_?
_circumstance_? _event_? _fact_? _incident_? _occurrence_? _situation_?
2. Can you give some instances of the use of _circumstance_? 3. Is it a
word of broader meaning than _incident_?

EXAMPLES.

The ---- that there had been a fire was proved by the
smoke-blackened walls.

Extreme provocation may be a mitigating ---- in a case of homicide.

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CLASS (page 106).

QUESTIONS.

1. How does a _class_ differ from a _caste_? 2. In what connection is
_rank_ used? _order_? 3. What is a _coterie_? How does it differ from a
_clique_?

EXAMPLES.

An ---- was formed for the relief of the poor and needy of the city.

A select ---- met at the residence of one of the leading men of the
city.

There is a struggle of the masses against the ----.

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CLEAR (page 107).

QUESTIONS.

1. What does _clear_ originally signify? 2. How does _clear_ differ from
_transparent_ as regards a substance that may be a medium of vision? 3.
With what meaning is _clear_ used of an object apprehended by the
senses, as an object of sight or hearing? 4. What does _distinct_
signify? 5. What is _plain_? 6. What special sense does this word always
retain? How does _transparent_ differ from _translucent_? 7. What do
_lucid_ and _pellucid_ signify? 8. What is the special force of
_limpid_?

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CLEVER (page 109).

QUESTIONS.

1. What is the meaning of _clever_ as used in England? 2. What was the
early New England usage? 3. What is to be said of the use of _smart_ and
_sharp_? 4. What other words of this group are preferable to _clever_ in
many of its uses?

EXAMPLES.

His brief experience in the department had made him very ---- in the
work now assigned him.

She was especially ---- in song.

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be