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V. be liable &c adj.; incur, lay oneself open to; run the chance, stand a chance; lie under,<br />

expose oneself to, open a door to.<br />

Adj. liable, subject; in danger &c 665; open to, exposed to, obnoxious to; answerable;<br />

unexempt from † ; apt to; dependent on; incident to.<br />

contingent, incidental, possible, on the cards, within range of, at the mercy of.<br />

5. COMBINATIONS <strong>OF</strong> CAUSES<br />

178. Concurrence -- N. concurrence, cooperation, coagency † ; union; agreement &c 23;<br />

consilience † ; consent, coincidence &c (assent) 488; alliance; concert, additivity, synergy<br />

&c 709; partnership &c 712.<br />

common cause.<br />

V. concur, conduce, conspire, contribute; agree, unite; hang together, pull together, join<br />

forces, make common cause.<br />

&c (cooperate) 709; help to &c (aid) 707.<br />

keep pace with, run parallel; go with, go along with, go hand in hand with, coincide.<br />

Adj. concurring &c v.; concurrent, in alliance with, banded together, of one mind, at one<br />

with, coinciding.<br />

Adv. with one consent.<br />

179. Counteraction -- N. counteraction, opposition; contrariety &c 14; antagonism,<br />

polarity; clashing &c v.; collision, interference, inhibition, resistance, renitency, friction;<br />

reaction; retroaction &c (recoil) 277; counterblast † ; neutralization &c (compensation) 30;<br />

vis inertiae [Lat.]; check &c (hindrance) 706.<br />

voluntary opposition &c 708, voluntary resistance &c 719; repression &c (restraint)<br />

751.<br />

opposites, action and reaction, yang and yin, yang-yin (contrariety) 14.<br />

V. counteract; run counter, clash, cross; interfere with, conflict with; contravene; jostle;<br />

go against, run against, beat against, militate against; stultify; antagonize, block, oppose<br />

&c 708; traverse; withstand &c (resist) 719; hinder &c 706; repress &c (restrain) 751;<br />

react &c (recoil) 277.<br />

undo, neutralize; counterpoise &c (compensate) 30; overpoise † .<br />

Adj. counteracting &c v.; antagonistic, conflicting, retroactive, renitent, reactionary;<br />

contrary &c 14.<br />

Adv. although &c 30; in spite of &c 708; against.<br />

Phr. for every action there is a reaction, equal in force and opposite in direction<br />

[Newton].<br />

CLASS II<br />

<strong>WORDS</strong> RELATING TO SPACE<br />

SECTION I.<br />

SPACE IN GENERAL<br />

1. ABSTRACT SPACE

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