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Vocabulary

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Dead Words

a lot                      lots                    very                              really              got 

good                    bad                    nice                               cool                stuff

guy                       weird                 Well, (beginning of sentence)          So, (beginning of sentence)

anyways               nowadays         awesome (unless you are referencing something spiritual) 

I think, I believe, My opinion, To me (or any other derivative of these phrases)

 

You want to avoid words that are elementary, bland, overused, or slang terms, as well as phrases that weaken your claim and allow for counter arguments. 

 

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concur: to have the same opinion

3 syn: agree, sanction, assent

ant: disagree

pos: verb

 

dogma: a strong belief

3 syn: creed, principle, belief

ant: doubt

pos: noun

 

tawdry: too ornamental

3 syn: crude, garish, sleazy

ant: attractive

pos: adj

 

lackluster: lacking vitality

3 syn: boring, dull, drab

ant: brilliant

pos: adj

 

obsolete: no longer in use

3 syn: old, outdated, extinct

ant: contemporary

pos: adj

 

contemporary: currently useful

3 syn: modern, current , new

ant: obsolete

pos: adj

 

frugal: careful with money

3 syn: thrifty, cautious, penny-wise

ant: wasteful

pos: adj

 

devious: not straightforward

3 syn: sneaky, sly, deceitful

ant: honest

pos: adj

 

vigilantly: alert and watchful

3 syn: meticulously, watchfully, attentively

ant: carelessly

pos: adverb

 

toady: someone who flatters others for self-serving reasons

3 syn: boot-licker, flatterer, yes-man or yes-woman

ant: scorner

pos: noun 

 

cacophony: an unpleasant noise

3 syn: racket, clatter, clamor

ant: euphony

pos: noun

 

euphony: a pleasant sound

3 syn: music, melody, harmony

ant: cacophony

pos: noun

 

ignorant: lacking knowledge

3 syn: uneducated, unaware, uninformed

ant: knowledgeable

pos: adj

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