Here is a list of some strong active verbs that could be good additions to any piece of writing!
And here is a website with some additional ideas for active verbs!!
Here is a list of some strong adjectives that could be good additions to any piece of writing!
And here is a website with some additional ideas for good adjectives!!
The more you mix up the sentence lengths, the easier it is on your reader/listener's ear!
Here are the Top 9 empty modifiers:
Really
Very
Totally
Incredibly
Absolutely
Extremely
Just
Quite
Mostly
The problem with these modifiers is that they are filler words - they don't MEAN anything. You can always replace them with more vivid adjectives!
Examples:
She was very beautiful.
She was gorgeous.
My old math teacher was totally annoying.
My old math teacher was more obnoxious than a hoard of buzzing mosquitoes.