odious
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"Nicaragua invokes Germany's responsibility in connection to multiple violations of international law, particularly in respect of the odious scourge of genocide and international humanitarian law," ambassador Carlos Jose Arguello Gomez told the court.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
In the 20th century, the Oxford classicist Ronald Syme referred to this as “the odious pronoun.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Sandford is a particularly odious source of constitutional wisdom, his argument echoed a broader antebellum consensus.
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026
Stewart did not refrain from expressing this opinion in the saltiest terms on-air, especially to Carlson, the show’s co-host who was cast as the overgrown college Republican with odious views and a polka dot bowtie.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026
Then, gauging my continued reluctance, he snarls, “You’ve been to the crow’s nest, haven’t you? You’ve been partaking of its odious libations. I can see it in your eyes!”
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing odious
Fahrenheit 451
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"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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Grade 10, List 5
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