Abjure - The First Word

I just noticed that it's been almost a month since I posted last.

So I think I'll try something new to keep my postings going. Everyday (theoretically), I will post the meanings to those 100 words list.

Most likely, I'll use Dictionary.com for the meanings. Without further ado, the first word is:

abjure

abjure \ab-JUR\, transitive verb:
1. To renounce under oath.
2. To renounce or reject solemnly; to recant; to reject; repudiate.
3. To abstain from; to shun.

abjure, on his knees, his heretical views that the Earth moves around the Sun.
-- Alan Gurney, Below the Convergence