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"Forbear"
Keywords:
refrain
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weeping
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pause
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delay
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proceeding
To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
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not do something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
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forefather
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ancestor
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plural
An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.
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propriety
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abstain
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doubtful
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avoid
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word
To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubtful propriety.
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indulgence
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consideration
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treat
To treat with consideration or indulgence.
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provoked
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self
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control
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one
To control one's self when provoked.
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Keywords:
cease
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bearing
To cease from bearing.
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refuse
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decline
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heed
To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.
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Keywords:
descended
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whom
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person
,
you
a person from whom you are descended
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