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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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Stretch, Advanced, Core levels: the first 12 of 15, A to Z.

  • decadent

    adj.Stretch

    enjoying too much luxury and pleasure

    Similar:
    extravagant
    Opposite:
    modest

  • deceit

    nounAdvanced

    the act of tricking people by hiding or twisting the truth

    Similar:
    dishonesty
    Opposite:
    frankness

  • deceive

    verbCore

    to make someone believe something that is not true

    Similar:
    trick
    Opposite:
    clarify

  • degenerate

    verbStretch

    to become worse in quality, condition or behaviour

    Similar:
    worse
    Opposite:
    advance

  • degrade

    verbAdvanced

    to make something worse or lower its value or respect

    Similar:
    lower
    Opposite:
    elevate

  • delightful

    adj.Core

    very pleasing and giving great enjoyment

    Similar:
    lovely
    Opposite:
    dreadful

  • deplore

    verbStretch

    to feel or say that something is very wrong or bad

    Similar:
    condemn
    Opposite:
    admire

  • depraved

    adj.Stretch

    very wicked and morally bad

    Similar:
    wicked
    Opposite:
    ethical

  • depravity

    nounStretch

    very wicked or immoral behaviour

    Similar:
    evil
    Opposite:
    decency

  • despicable

    adj.Advanced

    deserving to be hated because it is very unkind or wicked

    Similar:
    vile
    Opposite:
    admirable

  • detrimental

    adj.Advanced

    causing harm or damage

    Similar:
    harmful
    Opposite:
    advantageous

  • diabolical

    adj.Advanced

    extremely wicked, cruel or very bad

    Similar:
    wicked
    Opposite:
    angelic

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