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Things to pay attention to when writing a paper.
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English
Undergraduate 1
12/24/2011

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Clarity
Definition
clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
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Diction
Definition
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words
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Monosyllabic
Definition
having only one syllable, as the word no.
should be used to de-clutter wordy sentences.
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Polysyllabic
Definition
consisting of several, especially four or more, syllables, as a word. these words are good within context when further description is needed.
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Verbose
Definition
characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy.
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