Vocabulary Flashcards with Renunciation and Suspension Words

Explore the themes of giving up and pausing with terms like 'abjure', 'moratorium', and 'relinquish'. This category offers vocabulary related to the act of renouncing, abandoning, or temporarily halting activities or beliefs.

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abandon

To completely give up or leave something or someone, often in a sudden and unexpected manner.

''He had to abandon his car in the snowstorm and seek shelter.''

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Complete Vocabulary List for Renunciation and Suspension

abandon

To completely give up or leave something or someone, often in a sudden and unexpected manner.

abdicate

abeyance

abjure

abrogate

absentee

adjourn

apostasy

banish

cessation

defection

defector

defer

deserter

desertion

dilatory

disown

dormancy

eschew

forgo

forsake

forsaken

hiatus

intermission

moratorium

quiescent

relinquish

renounce

renunciate

reprieve

repudiate

rescind

resign

retire

sabbatical

shun

spurn

suspend

suspension

temporize