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1. Adjective form

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive, or troublesome, etc.

2. Adjective form

Possessing moral excellence or virtue; virtuous; pious; religious; -- said of persons or actions.

3. Adjective form

Kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite; propitious; friendly; well-disposed; -- often followed by to or toward, also formerly by unto.

4. Adjective form

Serviceable; suited; adapted; suitable; of use; to be relied upon; -- followed especially by for.

5. Adjective form

Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed especially by at.

6. Adjective form

Adequate; sufficient; competent; sound; not fallacious; valid; in a commercial sense, to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; having pecuniary ability; of unimpaired credit.

7. Adjective form

Real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest; in good sooth.

8. Adjective form

Not small, insignificant, or of no account; considerable; esp., in the phrases a good deal, a good way, a good degree, a good share or part, etc.

9. Adjective form

Not lacking or deficient; full; complete.

10. Adjective form

Not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied; as in the phrases a good name, a good report, good repute, etc.

11. Noun

That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.; -- opposed to evil.

12. Noun

Advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity; advantage; benefit; -- opposed to harm, etc.

13. Noun

Wares; commodities; chattels; -- formerly used in the singular in a collective sense. In law, a comprehensive name for almost all personal property as distinguished from land or real property.

14. Adverb

Well, -- especially in the phrase as good, with a following as expressed or implied; equally well with as much advantage or as little harm as possible.

15. Verb

To make good; to turn to good.

16. Verb

To manure; to improve.

17. Noun

that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary

18. Noun

moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science

19. Noun

benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science

20. Noun

a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
Vocabulary classified under History
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