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9780071493307

A Cure For The Common Word Remedy Your Tired Vocabulary with 3,000 + Vibrant Alternatives to the Most Overused Words

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  • ISBN13:

    9780071493307

  • ISBN10:

    0071493301

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-10-31
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $18.00

Summary

Your panacea for lackluster language Words likeinterestingandniceare so commonly used they've lost their impact. This book provides you with more than 3,000 powerful alternatives to tired words and helps you build a stronger vocabulary in the process. Armed with vibrant new words, you can precisely and eloquently express exactly what you want to communicate in your writing and speech.

Author Biography

The founder of Creative Solutions, K.D. Sullivan is the author or coauthor of several books including The Gremlins of Grammar and The McGraw-Hill Desk Reference for Editors, Writers, and Proofreaders.

Table of Contents

absolutely (adverb)
activity (noun)
affect (verb)
amazing (adjective)
awesome (adjective)
bad (adjective)
basic (adjective)
beautiful (adjective)
begin (verb)
better (adjective)
big (adjective)
boring (adjective)
bring (verb)
certain (adjective)
change (verb)
choose (verb)
common (adjective)
correct (adjective)
correct (verb)
decent (adjective)
develop (verb)
difficult (adjective)
difficult (adjective)
direct (adjective)
do (verb)
to perform, execute, carry out easy (adjective)
effective (adjective)
emphasize (verb)
end (verb)
energy (noun)
enjoy (verb)
enough (adjective)
excellent (adjective)
exciting (adjective)
fast (adjective)
feel (verb)
fill (verb)
final (adjective)
fine (adjective)
finish (verb)
funny (adjective)
get (verb)
give (verb)
go (verb)
good (adjective)
good (adjective)
great (adjective)
grow (verb)
happy (adjective)
hard (adjective)
help (verb)
important (adjective)
interesting (adjective)
keep (verb)
kind (adjective)
know (verb)
leave (verb)
look (noun)
love (noun)
main (adjective)
make (verb)
mean (adjective)
more (adjective)
need (noun)
new (adjective)
next (adjective)
nice (adjective)
old (adjective)
old (adjective)
open (adjective)
part (noun)
perfect (adjective)
piece (noun)
plain (adjective)
plan (noun)
plan (verb)
pleasant (adjective)
problem (noun)
prove (verb)
put (verb)
quick (adjective)
quick (adjective)
ready (adjective)
regular (adjective)
short (adjective)
simple (adjective)
small (adjective)
special (adjective)
stay (verb)
strange (adjective)
take (verb)
take (verb)
thin (adjective)
think (verb)
try (verb)
use (verb)
usual (adjective)
want (verb)
weird (adjective)
well (adverb)
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