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quinine, wormwood, or aloes; After we have been filled at the source of
all bitterness, our thirst will be quenched at the very Fountain of all
sweetness. — The Story of a Soul;
• (gall)- to vex or irritate greatly, ( , ); The
knowledge of his failure filled him with gall;
• to make sore by rubbing; chafe severely, ( ;
);
• impudence; effrontery, ( );
abhorrent = abominable = detestable = execrable = loathsome = obnoxious =
repellent = repugnant = odious = heinous = disgusting
• (abhorrent)- disgusting, loathsome, or repellent; There is no indignity
so abhorrent to their feelings! '' — Pride and Prejudice;
• (abominate)- to regard with intense aversion or loathing; abhor, (
/ ); But what I loathe and abominate is the
dungheap hidden beneath Hedwige's draper papa's parlour floor When I
came to this in my wrongful search through Paragot's papers, I felt greatly
relieved—The Belovéd Vagabond;
• (detestable)- inspiring or deserving abhorrence or scorn; It was one of the
most obnoxious, detestable, and odious measures ever proposed. — The Life
of William Ewart Gladstone;
• (execrable)- utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent, ( ; );
Their oppression had been execrable, and it had become absolutely
unendurable. — Napoleon Bonaparte;
• (loathsome)- causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting;
repulsivee; The boy felt the touch of the beast almost loathsome, and longed
to escape from his situation on its neck. — Adventures in Many Lands;
• (obnoxious)- highly objectionable or offensive; odious, ( ;
); One of the most obnoxious men in the Bible is Nabal;
• (repellent)- causing distaste or aversion; repulsive, ( ; ;
); Her manner was haughty and repellent, as though designed to
rebuke impertinence. — At the Mercy of Tiberius;
• forcing or driving back,( ; );
• (repugnant)- distasteful, objectionable, or offensive, ( ; ;
); No words can tell how distasteful and repugnant was the task she
had undertaken. — Dora Thorne;
• (odious)- deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable, ( ; );