alleryStart learning →To strongly dislike something is to:
- loath
- loathe
- loose
- lose
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Correct answer: B. loathe
Loathe with a final e is the verb meaning to detest.
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To strongly dislike something is to:Read the answer and worked solution →An adjective meaning unwilling or reluctant is:Read the answer and worked solution →To make something undesirable milder is to:Read the answer and worked solution →The roof of the mouth is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →A board for holding and mixing paint is a:Read the answer and worked solution →A fundamental belief or rule of action is a:Read the answer and worked solution →To outlaw or ban something is to:Read the answer and worked solution →A doctor who recommends a medicine is said to:Read the answer and worked solution →To avoid telling the truth is to:Read the answer and worked solution →To put off doing something that must be done is to:Read the answer and worked solution →To predict or prophesy the future is to:Read the answer and worked solution →To commit a crime is to:Read the answer and worked solution →To cause a harmful custom to keep on happening is to:Read the answer and worked solution →An extremely talented young person is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Future generations are collectively known as:Read the answer and worked solution →To selectively harm a group of people is to:Read the answer and worked solution →To legally charge someone with a crime is to:Read the answer and worked solution →To tear down a building completely is to:Read the answer and worked solution →A systematic course of medication is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →A military unit is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →In careful usage, "redundant" means:Read the answer and worked solution →Pens, paper and other office supplies are called:Read the answer and worked solution →A person who rents a house from a landlord is a:Read the answer and worked solution →A particular belief of a religion is a:Read the answer and worked solution →A rope pulled tight and stretched is described as:Read the answer and worked solution →To hype up, advertise or promote something is to:Read the answer and worked solution →She is taller ___ her brother.Read the answer and worked solution →Which word means belonging to them?Read the answer and worked solution →Which word means corrupt or able to be bribed?Read the answer and worked solution →Which word means pardonable and not serious?Read the answer and worked solution →
Worked practice questions
An adjective meaning unwilling or reluctant is:
- loathe
- loose
- loath
- lath
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Correct answer: C. loath
Loath, also spelled loth, means reluctant, as in loath to leave.
To make something undesirable milder is to:
- mitigate
- militate
- mediate
- migrate
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Correct answer: A. mitigate
Mitigate means to lessen the severity of a harm.
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