Eighth
Grade English
Sensory Language
Emotion Words
Using Exact Language
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Sometimes you can condense your
language by using a more exact or
precise
word. Often one word will express the same thought that several
words could also be used to express. Sometimes a single word will
create a more desirable or dramatic impact than using many cumbersome
words. Here is a list of specific verbs that you might try using.
(Of course you can always consult a dictionary or thesaurus!)
Instead of. . .
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Try using . . .
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wander back and forth
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meander
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cry very softly
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weep
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take a nap
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snooze
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think about something
carefully
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ponder
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fly very high
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soar
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look at intently
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eye
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walk clumsily
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stagger
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repeat that which is not a
fact
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gossip
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try hard
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endeavor
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pull back suddenly
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jerk
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sneak in unlawfully
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smuggle
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add together
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combine
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give advice to
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counsel
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mix together
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blend
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come together at a given
point
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converge
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crash into each other
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collide
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leaving trash about
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litter
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fix so that something is
correct
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rectify
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beg very hard
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implore
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place under water
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submerge
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to calm down or satisfy
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appease
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argue back and forth
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appease
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to be very sorry
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lament
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walk heavily and with
difficulty
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trudge
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