vice vs worth

vice

noun
  • A winding or spiral staircase. 

  • One who acts in place of a superior. 

  • A bad habit. 

  • A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements. 

  • Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to weapons, prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or drugs. 

  • A defect in the temper or behaviour of a horse, such as to make the animal dangerous, to injure its health, or to diminish its usefulness. 

adj
  • in place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank 

worth

noun
  • Value. 

  • Wealth, fortune, riches, property, possessions. 

  • Merit, excellence. 

  • An amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time. 

adj
  • Deserving of. 

  • Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for. 

  • Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating. 

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