There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
FORSAKE
abandon, forsake, desolate, desert
(verb) leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; “The mother deserted her children”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
forsake (third-person singular simple present forsakes, present participle forsaking, simple past forsook, past participle forsaken)
To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce.
Anagrams
• freakos
Source: Wiktionary
For*sake", v. t. [imp. Forsook; p. p. Forsaken; p. pr. & vb. n. Forsaking.] Etym: [AS. forsacan to oppose, refuse; for- + sacan to contend, strive; akin to Goth. sakan. See For-, and Sake.]
1. To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to depart or withdraw from; to leave; as, false friends and flatterers forsake us in adversity. If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments. Ps. lxxxix. 30.
2. To renounce; to reject; to refuse. If you forsake the offer of their love. Shak.
Syn.
– To abandon; quit; desert; fail; relinquish; give up; renounce; reject. See Abandon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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