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How to use the tool:
CAN YOU COME UP WITH A BETTER WORD ?
This quiz will help you escape the "very" trap you fall
into when you combine "very" with another word. You
usually can say it just as easily with one word. See if
you can boost your vocabulary by thinking of a one-word
substitute for each of the following:
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1. Very
stupid
2. Very
far
3. Very
near
4. Very
large
5. Very
hot |
6. Very
pretty
7. Very
weak
8. Very
small
9. Very
strong
10. Very
quiet |
Note: If you come up with a one-word substitute that's not
listed below, give yourself a point if you believe that
the word qualifies. We did not cite every possible
substitute.
Scoring: 9-10 Very, very good
5-7 Very good
3-4 Very bad
0-2 Very, very bad
ANSWERS:
1. Dense, moronic, idiotic
2. Distant, remote
3. Adjacent, close
4. Enormous, immense, huge, spacious, vast
5. Torrid, scorching, fiery
6. Gorgeous, beautiful
7. Exhausted, frail, flimsy, inadequate
8. Tiny, puny
9. Powerful, potent, forceful
10. Still, silent
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