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Saying very tired, very big, very good.
Instead, you can use a better, stronger, more precise word.
So today I'll teach you how to upgrade 20 words so that your vocabulary will be very good.
I mean, excellent.
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Instead of very tired, you can say exhausted.
I worked 12 hours today.
I'm exhausted.
Instead of very hungry, you can say starving or ravenous.
I skipped lunch, so I'm starving.
The kids were ravenous after a full day at the park.
Instead of very big, you can say huge, gigantic, enormous, or immense.
They live in a huge house.
The tutoring made an enormous difference in his grades.