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Words to Learn 211b. healthy; strongMountain climbing requires a staunch constitution.A staunch defense saved the town from attack. Related Wordstaunchness (noun) African-American Rosa Parks’s staunchnessin refusing to move to the back of a bus made her a heroin the Civil Rights movement.tain, ten10. abstain (verb) ăb-stānFrom Latin: abs- (away) tain (hold) (“To hold away from” isnot to do something.)a. not to do something by choiceAfter monks take a vow of silence, they abstain fromspeaking.b. to register a vote of no opinion; to withhold a voteSeven people voted yes, seven voted no, and seven abstained. Common Phraseabstain fromCopyright © Cengage Learning. All Right Reserved. Related Wordsabstinence (noun) (ăbstß-nßns) The month-long Muslim holidayof Ramadan requires abstinence from food during daylighthours. (Abstinence usually refers to self-denial.)abstention (noun) (ăb-stßnshßn) Union members approved thecontract by a vote of 102 to 79, with five abstentions. (Abstentionusually refers to a vote.)11. tenacious (adjective) tß-nāshßsFrom Latin: ten (hold)firmly holding; gripping; stubbornly persistentThe dog kept a tenacious grip on Yara’s shoes.The tenacious newspaper reporter pursued every leadto gather facts about her story.