There are no words.

Me: You used good and bad a lot in your essay, so let's make a list of words you can use to replace them.

Student: Ok.

Me: Do you know any synonyms for bad?

Student: Abysmal?

Me: Really?

Student: What?

Me: You had abysmal in your head this whole time and you used bad instead?

Student: That's pretty abysmal, huh?

Me: Exactly.