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This masterlist is a masterlist of words that you may use alongside the word very, very being one of the most common words that are used when writing. I hope this helps you as much as it helps me in our writing seem more sophisticated and unique. 

A:

Very accurate - exact Very afraid - fearful Very angry - furious Very annoying - exasperating

B:

Very bad - atrocious Very beautiful - exquisite Very big - immense Very boring - dull Very bright - luminous Very busy - swamped

C:

Very calm - serene Very careful - cautious Very cheap - stingy Very clean - spotless Very clear - obvious Very clever - intelligent Very cold - freezing Very colourful - vibrant Very competitive - cutthroat Very complete - comprehensive Very confused - perplexed Very conventional - conservative Very creative - innovative Very crowded - bustling Very cute - adorable

D:

Very dangerous - perilous Very dear - cherished Very deep - profound Very depressed - despondent Very detailed - meticulous Very different - disparate Very difficult - arduous Very dirty - filthy Very dry - arid Very dull - tedious

E:

Very eager - keen Very easy - effortless Very empty - desolate Very excited - thrilled Very exciting - exhilarating Very expensive - costly

F:

Very fancy - lavish Very fast - swift Very fat - obese Very friendly - amiable Very frightened - alarmed Very frightening - terrifying Very funny - hilarious

G:

Very glad - overjoyed Very good - excellent Very great - terrific

H:

Very happy - ecstatic Very hard - difficult Very hard-to-find - rare Very heavy - leaden Very high - soaring Very hot - sweltering Very huge - colossal Very hungry - ravenous Very hurt - battered

I:

Very important - crucial Very intelligent - brilliant Very interesting - captivating

J:

K:

L:

Very large - huge Very lazy - indolent Very little - tiny Very lively - vivacious Very long - extensive Very long-term - enduring Very loose - slack Very loud - thunderous Very loved - adored

M:

Very mean - cruel Very messy - slovenly

N:

Very neat - immaculate Very necessary - essential Very nervous - apprehensive Very nice - kind Very noisy - deafening

O:

Very often - frequently Very old - ancient Very old-fashioned - archaic Very open - transparent

P:

Very painful - excruciating Very pale - ashen Very perfect - flawless Very poor - destitute Very powerful - compelling Very pretty - beautiful

Q:

Very quick - rapid Very quiet - hushed

R:

Very rainy - pouring Very rich - wealthy

S:

Very sad - sorrowful Very scared - petrified Very scary - chilling Very serious - grave Very sharp - keen Very shiny - gleaming Very short - brief Very shy - timid Very simple - basic Very skinny - skeletal Very slow - sluggish Very small - petite Very smart - intelligent Very smelly - pungent Very smooth - sleek Very soft - downy Very sorry - apologetic Very special - exceptional Very strong - forceful Very stupid - idiotic Very sure - certain Very sweet - thoughtful

T:

Very talented - gifted Very tall - towering Very tasty - delicious Very thirsty - parched Very tight - constricting Very tiny - minuscule Very tired - exhausted

U:

Very ugly - hideous Very unhappy - miserable Very upset - distraught

V:

W:

Very warm - hot Very weak - frail Very well-to-do - wealthy Very wet - soaked Very wide - expansive Very willing - eager Very windy - blustery Very wise - sage Very worried - distressed

X:

Y:

Z:

Its or it’s?

Its – a possessive noun.

The dog wagged its tail.

It’s – contraction of ‘it is’ or ‘it has’.

It’s her house.

Your or you’re?

Your – possessive pronoun.

Your cat is cute.

You’re – contraction of ‘you are’.

You’re going to need more cat food.

There, their or they’re?

There – adverb, (in or at that place).

Don’t go in the water, there are sharks in there.

Their – possessive noun.

She is their leader.

They’re – contraction of ‘they are’.

They’re following us.

To, too or two?

To – preposition.

I’m going to the bank.

Too – adverb, (also).

Jane wanted to go too.

Two – noun, (plus one).

She took two steps back.

Were, where or we’re?

Were – past tense of verb ‘to be’.

You were right.

Where – adverb, (in or at what place).

Where is the nearest shop?

We’re – contraction of ‘we are’.

We’re not going out tonight.

Here or hear?

Here – adverb, (in this place).

She was here to stay.

Hear – verb, (to be within ear-shot).

I don’t want to hear it.

Whose or who’s?

Whose – possessive form of ‘who’.

You’ll never guess whose car that is.

Who’s – a contraction of ‘who is’.

Who’s coming to football practice?

Accept or except?

Accept – verb, (to take or receive).

I accept the consequences.

Except – preposition, (excluding).

Everyone is invited except her.

Effect or affect?

Effect – noun, (produced by a cause).

It was already in effect.

Affect – verb (to act on).

My headache affected my work.

Write or right?

Write – verb, (to express in writing).

I’m going to write a letter.

Right – adjective, (correct or opposite of left).

Using my right hand was the right thing to do.

Lose or loose?

Lose – a verb, (come to be without something).

He didn’t want to lose his place.

Loose – an adjective, (not bound together).

Don’t be so rude. 

(As requested by both an anon and @my-words-are-light​)

One of the hardest parts of writing speculative fiction is presenting readers with a world that’s interesting and different from our own in a way that’s both immersive and understandable at the same time. 

Thankfully, there are a few techniques that can help you present worldbuilding information to your readers in a natural way, as well as many tricks to tweaking the presentation until it’s just right.

Four basic techniques:

1. The ignorant character. 

By introducing a character who doesn’t know about the aspects of the world building you’re trying to convey, you can let the ignorant character voice the questions the reader naturally wants to ask. This is commonly seen in cases where the protagonist is brought into a new world, society, organization, etc, but non-PoV character put under the same circumstances can be equally useful.

It works best when the inclusion of the ignorant character feels natural. They must have a purpose in the story outside of simply asking questions.  

2. Conflicting opinions.

A fantastic way to convey detailed world building concepts is to have characters with conflicting viewpoints discuss or argue about them. Unless you’re working with a brainwashed society, every character should hold their own set of religious, political, and social beliefs. 

Examples of this kind of dialogue:

You will live because of Glendower. Someone else on the ley line is dying when they should not, and so you will live when you should not.

My meadowlark sing to me

Diamond Valley Lake, California

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