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(AC) DEAD WORDS LIST Understandif you use ANY of the following in your writings, you will receive a 50!!!!!!!!!
Some words in the English language tend to be overused and, therefore, lose their power. These words are referred to as DEAD WORDS. Below is a list of dead words and some interesting alternatives.
DEAD WORDS YOU a lot, lots also awesome, cool, swag, turn up awful big
ALTERNATIVES THERE ARE NO ALTERNATIVES! WE DO NOT WRITE IN SECOND PERSON! Numerous, heaps, many scores, innumerable, much a great deal, many times, often Too, moreover, besides, as well as, in addition to fine, wonderful, marvelous, fantastic, excellent, ecstatic
dreadful, alarming, frightful, terrible, horrid, shocking towering, huge, large, great, gigantic, mammoth, enormous, tremendous, massive, giant, colossal, immense however, moreover, yet, still, nevertheless, though, although, on the other had pleasant, pleasurable, amusing, entertaining, jolly amusing, comical, laughable, jovial, strange, peculiar, unusual
NAME_______________________________________________ DATE _01/08/2013 2nd Period AC Ms. Fisher got, get good great guy have to happy kid like mad nice received, obtained, attained, succeed in excellent, exceptional, fine, marvelous, splendid, superb, wonderful wonderful, outstanding, marvelous, fantastic, excellent man, person, fellow, boy, individual, gentleman need to, must glad, jovial, jubilant, joyful, thrilled, cheerful, merry, contented, pleased, delighted, jolly, elated child, boy, girl, youngster, youth, teen, teenager, adolescent such as, similar to, similarly angry, frustrated, furious, incensed, enraged, irate pleasant, charming, fascinating, captivating, delightful, pleasurable, pleasing, kind, benevolent, thoughtful, gracious, considerate, decent, congenial, agreeable, courteous, warm, cordial, humane attractive, comely, beautiful, beautiful, lovely, glamorous, attractive, elegant, cute, exquisite, gorgeous, stunning, handsome, striking, fair glimpsed, noticed, observed, sighted, spotted, stared at, glanced at, eyed, gazed at, spied, examined, watched afraid, fearful, terrified, frightened witty, bright, quick-witted, knowledgeable, intelligent, clever, ingenious, sharp, brainy, brilliant, gifted, wise this, according, therefore object, article, materials, matter, element, substance first, second, next, later, finally, afterwards, meanwhile, soon extremely, exceedingly, fantastically, unusually, incredibly, intensely, truly, fully, especially, shockingly, bitterly, immeasurable, infinitely, severely, surely, mightily, powerfully, chiefly
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