cess vs forbear

cess

verb
  • To levy a cess. 

noun
  • Usually preceded by good or (more commonly) bad: luck or success. 

  • An assessed tax, duty, or levy. 

  • The area along either side of a railroad track which is kept at a lower level than the sleeper bottom, in order to provide drainage. 

forbear

verb
  • To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay. 

  • To control oneself when provoked. 

  • To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed. 

  • To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from. 

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