# 5 abhor

abhor - to detest vehemently; find repugnant; reject

Also abhorrence (noun), abhorrent (adjective)

From C15 Latin: ab - away from, horrere - bristle shudder

I abhor grades - if a child does his best, that's all that should be asked. ~ Richard Dawson

I abhor a hoe. I am fond of flowers but not of dirt, and had rather buy them than cultivate them. ~ Lyman Abbott

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