"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."
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Saturday, 22 May 2010

Abjure

   
To abjure means to renounce or retract something under oath; formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, often under pressure.
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