(verb) to renounce upon oath / (verb) to reject solemnly / (verb) to abstain from; avoid
We can abjure the complicity demanded of us
We can abjure the complicity demanded of us
(of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light; having lost vigour or substance; feeble
Tsipras's etiolated 'triumph'
Tsipras's etiolated 'triumph'
(noun) the scum that forms on the surface of molten metal / (noun) waste or foreign matter; impurity / (noun) something that is base, trivial, or inferior
According to scientific chauvinism, astrology is the dross left over by the slow transformation of superstition into astrophysics
According to scientific chauvinism, astrology is the dross left over by the slow transformation of superstition into astrophysics
(adjective) given to tears or weeping; tearful / (adjective) tending to cause tears; mournful
Jewish history as told today is lachrymose, a long series of defeats and disasters
Jewish history as told today is lachrymose, a long series of defeats and disasters