| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DESIST | Abstain (from) | |
| ESCHEW | Abstain from | |
| RESIST | Abstain from | |
| REFRAIN | Abstain from chorus | |
| FAST | Abstain from food | |
| LEAVE | To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from. | |
| ON | At or in the time of; during; as, on Sunday we abstain from labor. See At (synonym). | |
| FORBEAR | To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubdtful propriety. | |
| AVOID | To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, to avoid the company of gamesters. | |
| NAZARITE | A Jew bound by a vow to lave the hair uncut, to abstain from wine and strong drink, and to practice extraordinary purity of life and devotion, ... | |
| CONTRACT | The agreement of two or more persons, upon a sufficient consideration or cause, to do, or to abstain from doing, some act; an agreement in whic... | |