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horrid

unpleasant or unkind:

Don't be so horrid!

repellant

a substance used to repel something:

insect/mosquito repellent

revolting

extremely unpleasant:

a revolting smell of rotting cabbage

smolder

to burn slowly with smoke but without flames:

a smoldering fire

hypocrite

someone who says they have particular moral beliefs but behaves in way that shows these are not sincere:　（偽善者）

He's a hypocrite - he's always lecturing other people on the environment but he drives around in a huge car.

pertain

to be connected with a particular subject, event, or situation:

We are only interested in the parts of the proposals that pertain to local issues.

refine

to make something pure or improve something, especially by removing unwanted material:

Crude oil is industrially refined to purify it and separate out the different elements, such as benzene.