Did you say “abjure” or “adjure”? While neither word is likely to come up in casual conversation, they might appear in legal contexts, and it’s important to get them right. They’re easily mistaken because they share the Latin root “jurare,” meaning “to swear.” In addition to the one-consonant difference in pronunciation, “adjure” means “to urge someone to do something,” while “abjure” means “to renounce something or abstain from it.” An easy mnemonic is that the “B” in “abjure” means it’s “bad” and you need to stay far away from it.