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Good & bad

Words for judging things: excellent, dreadful, worthy, flawed. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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calamity
nounAdvanced
a terrible event that causes great damage or distress
Similar:
disaster
Opposite:
blessing
complicity
nounStretch
the fact of being involved in a wrongdoing with others
Similar:
collusion
Opposite:
detachment
condemn
verbAdvanced
to say strongly that something is wrong or bad
Similar:
criticise
Opposite:
admire
condone
verbStretch
to accept or overlook behaviour that is wrong
Similar:
allow
Opposite:
condemn
conducive
adj.Stretch
helping to make something likely to happen
Similar:
helpful
Opposite:
harmful
contemptible
adj.Advanced
deserving to be looked down on because it is so mean or shameful
Similar:
shameful
Opposite:
admirable
contrite
adj.Advanced
feeling very sorry for something wrong you have done
Similar:
remorseful
Opposite:
shameless
corrosive
adj.Stretch
slowly wearing away or destroying by chemical action
Similar:
destructive
Opposite:
harmless
crass
adj.Stretch
showing a clumsy lack of care for others' feelings
Similar:
insensitive
Opposite:
refined
crucial
adj.Core
extremely important and needed for success
Similar:
vital
Opposite:
insignificant
culpable
adj.Stretch
deserving blame for something wrong that has happened
Similar:
guilty
Opposite:
absolved

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