| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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odious
extremely displeasing, hateful (arousing hatred and deserving hatred), detestable
She had the odious habit of maligning others to make herself look good.
Related English words: odiousness, odium (intense hatred)
Latin root words: odium, odi, n. - hatred; odi, odisse, osurus (defective v.) - to hate; odiosus, odiosa, odiosum - hateful, offensive
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