E11 Unit 2

a thing that causes disgust or hatred; a feeling of hatred

• abomination

• remonstrate

• seditious

• circuitous

resulting from chance rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental

• wheedle

• adventitious

• nominal

• expedite

roundabout; not direct

• circuitous

• adventitious

• tenuous

• vitriolic

to make easy; cause to progress faster

• nominal

• seditious

• expedite

• wheedle

existing in name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously

• adventitious

• vitriolic

• seditious

• nominal

resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government

• seditious

• vitriolic

• remonstrate

• tenuous

thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; poorly supported

• abomination

• expedite

• tenuous

• remonstrate

bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)

• remonstrate

• adventitious

• tenuous

• vitriolic

to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

• wheedle

• remonstrate

• expedite

• abomination

to argue with someone against something, protest against

• remonstrate

• wheedle

• expedite

• vitriolic