Vocabulary is very important in writing. As writers we have to make people see through our words. Descriptive words are important, but using an enriched vocabulary sets your manuscript apart from others and makes for good reading. You must remember who your target audience is as well, and match the vocabulary level. I have included a few words below that would be very easy to substitute into a sentence. This is just a start and I would like to add to the list periodically. It’s a new feature I’m starting here called: A Word a Day, Keeps the Editor at Bay. It will just be one word a day, what it means and how to use it.
diligence - steadiness of effort; persistent hard work
exclaim - cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory
novelty - something new; newness; ADJ. novel: new; original
breed - produce young; rear; bring up; produce (an undesirable condition); N: kind or sort of animal or plant
putrid - decayed and foul-smelling; foul; rotten; decayed; N. putridity
spendthrift - someone who wastes money; CF. thrift: accumulated wealth
intrude - put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in
furrow - long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin; V.
antediluvian - antiquated; extremely ancient
flippant - lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy
diligence - steadiness of effort; persistent hard work
exclaim - cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory
novelty - something new; newness; ADJ. novel: new; original
breed - produce young; rear; bring up; produce (an undesirable condition); N: kind or sort of animal or plant
putrid - decayed and foul-smelling; foul; rotten; decayed; N. putridity
spendthrift - someone who wastes money; CF. thrift: accumulated wealth
intrude - put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; Ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; CF. thrust in
furrow - long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin; V.
antediluvian - antiquated; extremely ancient
flippant - lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy