For the Week ending 06/08/12
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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arousing intense distaste or disgust; highly offensive, abominable
A shameful destruction: He shall perish like his own dung or dunghill, so _______ is he to God and all good men, and so willing will the world be to part with him |
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extremely distasteful; unacceptable; in conflict with; arousing disgust or aversion; incompatible with
"Also morally _______ is your view that not having your car be keyed should be considered a right, but not being discriminated against in employment should be considered, as you called it, a "mere preference." |
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inspiring disgust and loathing
The attempt to sanction and legitimize something so obviously immoral and _______ is unprecedented in our history. |
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deserving hatred and contempt
Rutgers women's basketball players today blast Don Imus for what they call his _______ language about their team, but the players have agreed to meet with Imus to hear his point of view. |
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deserving intense dislike; inspiring or deserving abhorrence or scorn
He spoke of as a _______ slavery, which had wasted her health and driven her in the end to an act of desperation. |