TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 25-Feb-14
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 25-Feb-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists abjure [ ab-joo'r, -JUR ] [ transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. to renounce, give up, repudiate or forswear 2. to shun, avoid or abstain from 3. to reject, recant or retract esp. under oath USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : He abjured all of his worldly possessions and embraced a monastic life. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Jacob stops shaving, tapes the 10 Commandments to his wrists, abjures shellfish and tries to think of some way he can stone an adulterer without being arrested. Telegraph, Living by the Bible's rules, by Marcus Berkmann, 29 Feb 2008 discourse [ n. DIS-kawrs, -kohrs, dis-KAWRS, -KOHRS; v. dis-KAWRS, -...