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good ( P ) Pronunciation Key (gd)
adj. bet·ter, (btr) best (bst)
Being positive or desirable in nature; not bad or poor: a good experience; good news from the hospital.

Having the qualities that are desirable or distinguishing in a particular thing: a good exterior paint; a good joke.
Serving the desired purpose or end; suitable: Is this a good dress for the party?

Not spoiled or ruined: The milk is still good.
In excellent condition; sound: a good tooth.

Superior to the average; satisfactory: a good student.
Used formerly to refer to the U.S. Government grade of meat higher than standard and lower than choice.

Of high quality: good books.
Discriminating: good taste.
Worthy of respect; honorable: ruined the family's good name.
Attractive; handsome: good looks.
Beneficial to health; salutary: a good night's rest.
Competent; skilled: a good machinist.
Complete; thorough: a good workout.

Reliable; sure: a good investment.
Valid or true: a good reason.
Genuine; real: a good dollar bill.

In effect; operative: a warranty good for two years; a driver's license that is still good.
Able to continue in a specified activity: I'm good for another round of golf.

Able to pay or contribute: Is she good for the money that you lent her?
Able to elicit a specified reaction: He is always good for a laugh.

Ample; substantial: a good income.
Bountiful: a good table.
Full: It is a good mile from here.

Pleasant; enjoyable: had a good time at the party.
Propitious; favorable: good weather; a good omen.

Of moral excellence; upright: a good person.
Benevolent; kind: a good soul; a good heart.
Loyal; staunch: a good Republican.

Well-behaved; obedient: a good child.
Socially correct; proper: good manners.
Sports.
Landing within bounds or within a particular area of a court and therefore in play: The first serve was wide, but the second was good.
Passing between the uprights of the goal and therefore scoring, as a field goal in football.
Used to form exclamatory phrases expressing surprise or dismay: Good heavens! Good grief!

n.

Something that is good.
A good, valuable, or useful part or aspect.
Welfare; benefit: for the common good.
Goodness; virtue: There is much good to be found in people.
goods
Commodities; wares: frozen goods.
Portable personal property.
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) Fabric; material.
goods Slang. Incriminating information or evidence: tried to get the goods on the crook.

adv. Informal
Well.

Idioms:
as good as
Practically; nearly: as good as new.
but good
Informal Used as an intensive: The pipe started to leak but good.
for good
Permanently; forever: I'm moving to Europe for good.
good and
Informal Very; thoroughly: I'll do it when I'm good and ready.
no good Informal
Worthless.
Futile; useless: It's no good arguing with them.
to the good
For the best; advantageous.
In an advantageous financial position: ended up to the good.


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[Middle English, from Old English gd. See ghedh- in Indo-European Roots.]
Usage Note: Good is properly used as an adjective with linking verbs such as be, seem, or appear: The future looks good. The soup tastes good. It should not be used as an adverb with other verbs: The car runs well (not good). Thus, The dress fits well and looks good. See Usage Note at well2.

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right ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rt)
adj. right·er, right·est
Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality: do the right thing and confess.
In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct: the right answer.
Fitting, proper, or appropriate: It is not right to leave the party without saying goodbye.
Most favorable, desirable, or convenient: the right time to act.
In or into a satisfactory state or condition: put things right.
In good mental or physical health or order.
Intended to be worn or positioned facing outward or toward an observer: the right side of the dress; made sure that the right side of the fabric was visible.

Of, belonging to, located on, or being the side of the body to the south when the subject is facing east.
Of, relating to, directed toward, or located on the right side.
Located on the right side of a person facing downstream: the right bank of a river.
often Right Of or belonging to the political or intellectual right.
Mathematics.
Formed by or in reference to a line or plane that is perpendicular to another line or plane.
Having the axis perpendicular to the base: right cone.
Having a right angle: a right triangle.
Straight; uncurved; direct: a right line.
Archaic. Not spurious; genuine.

n.
That which is just, morally good, legal, proper, or fitting.

The direction or position on the right side.
The right side.
The right hand.
A turn in the direction of the right hand or side.
often Right
The people and groups who advocate the adoption of conservative or reactionary measures, especially in government and politics. Also called right wing.
The opinion of those advocating such measures.
Sports. A blow delivered by a boxer's right hand.
Baseball. Right field.

Something that is due to a person or governmental body by law, tradition, or nature.
Something, especially humane treatment, claimed to be due to animals by moral principle.
A just or legal claim or title.

A stockholder's privilege of buying additional stock in a corporation at a special price, usually at par or at a price below the current market value.
The negotiable certificate on which this privilege is indicated.
A privilege of subscribing for a particular stock or bond. Often used in the plural.

adv.
Toward or on the right.
In a straight line; directly: went right to school.
In the proper or desired manner; well: The jacket doesn't fit right.
Exactly; just: The accident happened right over there.
Immediately: called me right after dinner.
Completely; quite: The icy wind blew right through me.
According to law, morality, or justice.
Accurately; correctly: answered the question right.
Chiefly Southern U.S. Considerably; very: They have a right nice place.
Used as an intensive: kept right on going.
Used in titles: The Right Reverend Jane Smith.

v. right·ed, right·ing, rights
v. tr.
To put in or restore to an upright or proper position: They righted their boat.
To put in order or set right; correct: measures designed to right generations of unfair labor practices.
To make reparation or amends for; redress: right a wrong.

v. intr.
To regain an upright or proper position.

Idioms:
by rights
In a just or proper manner; justly.
in (one's) own right
Through the force of one's own skills or qualifications.
right and left
From all directions or on every side: criticism coming right and left; questions raised from right and left.
right away/off
Immediately; at once; without delay.
right on
Slang Used as an exclamation of encouragement, support, or enthusiastic agreement.
to rights
In a satisfactory or orderly condition: set the place to rights.


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[Middle English, from Old English riht; see reg- in Indo-European Roots. N., sense 3, from the fact that conservatives sit on the right side of the legislative chamber in various assemblies.]

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right·eous ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rchs)
adj.
Morally upright; without guilt or sin: a righteous parishioner.
In accordance with virtue or morality: a righteous judgment.
Morally justifiable: righteous anger. See Synonyms at moral.

n.
Righteous people considered as a group.


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[Middle English ryghtuous, alteration of rihtwise, from Old English rihtws : riht, right; see right + -wse, -wise.]

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worse ( P ) Pronunciation Key (wûrs)
adj. Comparative of bad1., ill.
More inferior, as in quality, condition, or effect.
More severe or unfavorable.
Being further from a standard; less desirable or satisfactory.
Being in poorer health; more ill.

n.
Something that is worse: Of the two routes, the eastern one is the worse. She was accused of cheating on exams, lying, and worse.

adv. Comparative of badly., ill.
In a worse manner; to a worse degree.

Idiom:
for better or (for) worse
Whether the situation or consequences be good or ill: For better or worse, he trusts everyone.


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[Middle English, from Old English wyrsa. See wers- in Indo-European Roots.]

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just1 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (jst)
adj.
Honorable and fair in one's dealings and actions: a just ruler. See Synonyms at fair1.
Consistent with what is morally right; righteous: a just cause.
Properly due or merited: just deserts.
Law. Valid within the law; lawful: just claims.
Suitable or proper in nature; fitting: a just touch of solemnity.
Based on fact or sound reason; well-founded: a just appraisal.

adv. (jst, jst; jst when stressed)
Precisely; exactly: just enough salt.
Only a moment ago: He just arrived.
By a narrow margin; barely: just missed being hit; just caught the bus before it pulled away.
At a little distance: just down the road.
Merely; only: just a scratch.
Simply; certainly: It's just beautiful!
Perhaps; possibly: I just may go.

Idioms:
just about
Almost; very nearly: This job is just about done.
just now
Only a moment ago.
just the same
Nevertheless.


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[Middle English juste, from Old French, from Latin istus. See yewes- in Indo-European Roots.]
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justly adv.
justness n.

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mor·al ( P ) Pronunciation Key (môrl, mr-)
adj.
Of or concerned with the judgment of the goodness or badness of human action and character: moral scrutiny; a moral quandary.
Teaching or exhibiting goodness or correctness of character and behavior: a moral lesson.
Conforming to standards of what is right or just in behavior; virtuous: a moral life.
Arising from conscience or the sense of right and wrong: a moral obligation.
Having psychological rather than physical or tangible effects: a moral victory; moral support.
Based on strong likelihood or firm conviction, rather than on the actual evidence: a moral certainty.

n.
The lesson or principle contained in or taught by a fable, a story, or an event.
A concisely expressed precept or general truth; a maxim.
morals Rules or habits of conduct, especially of sexual conduct, with reference to standards of right and wrong: a person of loose morals; a decline in the public morals.


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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mrlis, from ms, mr-, custom. See m-1 in Indo-European Roots.]

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fact ( P ) Pronunciation Key (fkt)
n.
Knowledge or information based on real occurrences: an account based on fact; a blur of fact and fancy.

Something demonstrated to exist or known to have existed: Genetic engineering is now a fact. That Chaucer was a real person is an undisputed fact.
A real occurrence; an event: had to prove the facts of the case.
Something believed to be true or real: a document laced with mistaken facts.
A thing that has been done, especially a crime: an accessory before the fact.
Law. The aspect of a case at law comprising events determined by evidence: The jury made a finding of fact.

Idiom:
in (point of) fact
In reality or in truth; actually.


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[Latin factum, deed, from neuter past participle of facere, to do. See dh- in Indo-European Roots.]
Usage Note: Fact has a long history of usage in the sense “allegation of fact,” as in “This tract was distributed to thousands of American teachers, but the facts and the reasoning are wrong” (Albert Shanker). This practice has led to the introduction of the phrases true facts and real facts, as in The true facts of the case may never be known. These usages may occasion qualms among critics who insist that facts can only be true, but the usages are often useful for emphasis

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o·pin·ion ( P ) Pronunciation Key (-pnyn)
n.
A belief or conclusion held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof: “The world is not run by thought, nor by imagination, but by opinion” (Elizabeth Drew).
A judgment based on special knowledge and given by an expert: a medical opinion.
A judgment or estimation of the merit of a person or thing: has a low opinion of braggarts.
The prevailing view: public opinion.
Law. A formal statement by a court or other adjudicative body of the legal reasons and principles for the conclusions of the court.


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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin opni, opnin-, from opnr, to think.]
Synonyms: opinion, view, sentiment, feeling, belief, conviction, persuasion
These nouns signify something a person believes or accepts as being sound or true. Opinion is applicable to a judgment based on grounds insufficient to rule out the possibility of dispute: “A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the great Government of the United States helpless and contemptible” (Woodrow Wilson). View stresses individuality of outlook: “My view is... that freedom of speech means that you shall not do something to people either for the views they have or the views they express” (Hugo L. Black). Sentiment and especially feeling stress the role of emotion as a determinant: “If men are to be precluded from offering their sentiments on a matter which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences... reason is of no use to us” (George Washington). “There needs protection... against the tyranny of the prevailing opinion and feeling” (John Stuart Mill). A belief is a conclusion to which one subscribes strongly: “Our belief in any particular natural law cannot have a safer basis than our unsuccessful critical attempts to refute it” (Karl Popper). Conviction is belief that excludes doubt: “the editor's own conviction of what, whether interesting or only important, is in the public interest” (Walter Lippmann). Persuasion applies to a confidently held opinion: “He had a strong persuasion that Likeman was wrong” (H.G. Wells).

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