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Satisfactory and good enough

satisfactory

adjective

good enough to be accepted in a particular situation

adequate

adjective

good enough or large enough for a particular purpose

fine

adjective

if something is fine, it is good enough and acceptable to you

acceptable

adjective

good enough but not very good

decent

adjective

good, or good enough

respectable

adjective

if an amount is respectable, it is good enough

reasonable

adjective

fairly good, although not extremely good

tolerable

adjective

satisfactory but not very good

all right

adjective, adverb

satisfactory or fairly pleasant, but not excellent

OK

adjective

satisfactory. This word often shows that you think that something is not as good as it could or should be

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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