Below is a fellow teacher’s (Ray ?) handout from Abdullah Gul University in Turkey. Use the thesaurus in your writing program!

Avoid saying very:	Say:
afraid	terrified
angry	furious
bad	atrocious
beautiful	exquisite
big	immense
bright	dazzling
capable	accomplished
clean	spotless
clever	brilliant
cold	freezing
conventional	conservative
dirty	squalid
dry	parched
eager	keen
fast	quick
fierce	ferocious
good	superb
happy	jubilant
hot	scalding
hungry	ravenous
large	colossal
lively	vivacious
loved	adored
neat	immaculate
old	ancient
poor	destitute
pretty	gorgeous
quiet	silent
risky	perilous
roomy	spacious
rude	vulgar
serious	solemn
small	tiny
strong	unyielding
stupid	idiotic
tasty	delicious
thin	gaunt
tired	exhausted
ugly	hideous
valuable	precious
weak	feeble
wet	soaked
wicked	villainous
wise	sagacious
worried	anxious
	www.writeswrite.co.za Oh dear, like many personal teacher’s websites, this one is no longer available. Thanks to the original writer, whoever and wherever you are!