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If you abjure a belief or a way of behaving, you state publicly that you will give it up or reject it.
The abnegation of something is someone’s giving up their rights or claim to it or denying themselves of it; this action may or may not be in their best interest.
When you abscond, you leave suddenly from a place that has imprisoned or persecuted you, or you leave from a place with something that doesn’t belong to you.
Abstinence is the practice of keeping away from or avoiding something you enjoy—such as the physical pleasures of excessive food and drink—usually for health or religious reasons.
You accost a stranger when you move towards them and speak in an unpleasant or threatening way.
When you adjure someone to do something, you persuade, eagerly appeal, or solemnly order them to do it.
You affront someone by openly and intentionally offending or insulting them.
When something bedevils you, it causes you a lot of problems and difficulties over a period of time.
When you beleaguer someone, you act with the intent to annoy or harass that person repeatedly until they finally give you what you want.
If you are beset by something, you are experiencing serious problems or dangers because of it.
If you circumvent something, such as a rule or restriction, you try to get around it in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
You coerce people when you force them to do something that they don’t want to do.
If something discomfits you, it makes you feel embarrassed, confused, uncomfortable, or frustrated.
If something disconcerts you, it makes you feel anxious, worried, or confused.
When someone feels disquiet about a situation, they feel very worried or nervous.
Duress is the application or threat of force to compel someone to act in a particular way.
If a fact or idea eludes you, you cannot remember or understand it; if you elude someone, you manage to escape or hide from them.
If you emulate someone, you try to behave the same way they do because you admire them a great deal.
If something encumbers you, it makes it difficult for you to move freely or do what you want.
When someone entices you, they are trying to get you to do something by making it appear attractive.
If you expostulate with someone, you express strong disagreement with or disapproval of what that person is doing.
A feint is the act of pretending to make a movement in one direction while actually moving in the other, especially to trick an opponent; a feint can also be a deceptive act meant to turn attention away from one’s true purpose.
When you incite someone to do something, you encourage, urge, or persuade them to do it.
An interlocutor is the person with whom you are having a (usually formal) conversation or discussion.
To parry is to ward something off or deflect it.
If you refrain from doing something, you do not do it—even though you want to.
To remonstrate with someone is to tell that person that you strongly disapprove of something they have said or done.
If you sidle, you walk slowly, cautiously and often sideways in a particular direction, usually because you do not want to be noticed.
Something that stymies you presents an obstacle that prevents you from doing what you need or want to do.
A teetotaler is one who does not drink alcohol.
Verb
eschew
e-SHOO
Context
My brother and his wife choose to avoid the craziness of the winter holidays, eschewing everything by having nothing to do with it. They eschew or steer clear of decorating a tree with lights or putting up garlands. They deliberately eschew or shun at all costs what they see as a widespread commercialization of the festive season. My nieces and nephews, however, do not want to give up or eschew all the holiday fun; they feel like they’re missing out!
EschewChewing Once I chewed tobacco, but now I eschewchewing because I found out it can cause mouth cancer.
Examples
The noisy pageant of high-flying hot-dog skiers and snarling snowmobiles getting big air off the bumps has attracted tens of thousands of young fans who would normally eschew this resort's $400-a-night hotel rates.
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The Washington Post
In smaller school districts, careful in-person reopenings in August and September didn’t lead to an explosion of COVID-19 cases. And now, the country's largest school systems, which had largely eschewed in-person instruction, are venturing partially back into the classroom.
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USA Today
The annual event put on by the Independent Feature Project may have begun as a small, grass-roots program honoring work from the then-burgeoning independent film scene, but over the last two decades it has turned into a big, hip party—sort of a flip, irreverent cousin to the more traditional Oscars. Stars eschew Harry Winston diamonds, Vera Wang gowns and Armani tuxes for shabby-chic casual and blue jeans, leather jackets and athletic shoes.
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Los Angeles Times
