1. Narrative writers carefully choose the words that tell their stories best. When writers use _________ words, they show readers exactly what they should imagine.
2. A __________ can help writers find the precise words they need.
Look at the following two sentences. The general words in Sentence 1 have been replaced with more precise words in Sentence 2.
Sentence 1: The big house sat at the end of a long, dirt road.
Sentence 2: The hulking estate crouched menacingly at the far end of a lonely dirt lane.
The words in the second sentence above are descriptive. Hulking, crouched, menacingly, and lonely all work together to give a feeling that the house is both large and possibly abandoned.
1. descriptive
2. thesaurus