# Ethics & Social Judgment

**Type:** Topic
**Words:** 24

## About

Moral judgment, blame, praise, honor, fairness, and social evaluation.

## Words by Level

### A1
- wrong — Not correct; mistaken or untrue.; frequency rank 219

### A2
- fair — Treating everyone equally and according to the rules.; frequency rank 829
- honor — Great respect given to someone who is admired or important.; frequency rank 863
- blame — To say or think that someone or something is the cause of something bad.; frequency rank 1147
- unfair — Not fair; not treating people equally or in a just way.; frequency rank 4324
- dishonest — Not honest; likely to lie, cheat, or deceive people.; frequency rank 11663

### B1
- respect — A feeling of admiration or high regard for someone or something.; frequency rank 937
- vice — Bad or immoral behavior, or a bad habit.; frequency rank 3134
- moral — Relating to what is right and wrong in people's behavior.; frequency rank 3717
- praise — Words that show approval or admiration for someone or something.; frequency rank 3869
- approve of — to consider someone or something acceptable or good

### B2
- conscience — The part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is right or wrong.; frequency rank 3272
- dignity — The quality of being worthy of respect, and of respecting yourself.; frequency rank 4545
- virtue — A good moral quality in a person.; frequency rank 7179
- immoral — Morally wrong; not following accepted rules of right behaviour.; frequency rank 11475
- knighthood — the rank, title, or dignity of a knight, especially an honor conferred by a British monarch; frequency rank 30117
- disapprove of — to believe that someone or something is wrong or unacceptable

### C1
- ethical — Morally right; following accepted principles of good behaviour.; frequency rank 11760

### C2
- vindication — Proof that someone was right or free from blame.; frequency rank 43582
- invective — Something spoken or written, intended to cast shame, disgrace, censure, or reproach on another.; frequency rank 123052

### C2+
- propriety — conformity to accepted standards of behaviour or morals
- misuse — the wrong or improper use of something
- dishonor — loss of honor or reputation; to bring shame upon
- disesteem — lack of esteem or respect; to regard with disfavor