LIST OF TRANSITIONAL WORDS FOR WRITING ESSAYSJohn A. Braithwaite

The following is a list of transition words to help students write more fluently and meaningful essays.

I. Indicating similarity or addition: again equally in fact

also equally important in generaland for in the same fashionanother for example likewiseas for instance moreoveras if further(more) of courseas much as in addition similarlyas though in addition to toobesides in a like manner

II. Indicating dissimilarity, or contradiction although even though on the contraryand yet however on the other handanother in comparison otherwiseas if in comparison to stillaway from in place of thanbesides in spite of unfortunatelybut instead unlessby comparison less important whereasconversely neither whilediffering from nevertheless yeteven if notwithstanding

III. Indicating cause, purpose, consequence, or result as for this reason provided thataccordingly fortunately sinceas a result hence sobecause in any case thenconsequently in fact thereforefor it began with thusfinally of course unfortunately

IV. Indicating spatial order or reference

above behind hereacross below in a corneracross from beneath in back of

adjacent beside in front of

against between insidealongside beyond in the middleamong down neararound eventually next toat facing onbefore farther oppositeoutside to the side of upover toward uponthroughout under withinthrough underneath without

V. Indicating Chronology or Sequence:after first, second, etc. presentlyafterward formerly provided thatas soon as hereafter secondlyat first in the beginning sinceat last in the meantime thenat length in the second place thereafterat present in the first place soonat the same time later to begin withbefore meanwhile untilduring moments later whenearlier next whilefinally now yetfirst of all once

V. Indicating priority or importance above all further nextalso furthermore of greaterbesides in addition to of less importanceequally important in the first place provided thatfirst, second, etc. more(most) important to begin withfor one reason moreover

V. Indicating example or summary as a result in brief on the wholeas I have said in conclusion oncefirst, second, etc in fact secondfor example in other words specificallyfor instance in short to sum upin any case in the first place in any eventin the second place

VOCABULARY FOR AP: If you know the word, the high-light it with marker. Then check dictionary for words you don’t understand.

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amiableamnestyamorphousanarchyanathemaangstanomalyapartheidaphorismapocalypseapogeeapoplexyapostasyapotheosisapparitionappropriateaproposarcaneardentassiduousassimilateassuageastuteatoneatrophyaudacityaugustauspiciousaustereautocraticavant-garde

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cajolecallowcalumnycandorcaptivatecapaciouscapriouscardinalCastigatecatharsiscatholic causticcavilcelibacycerebralchaffchagrincharlatanchicanerycholericchortlechurlciphercircuitouscircumlocutioncircumscribecircumventclandestineclichécliquecoalesce

clonecloutcogentcogitatecognitivechortcognizantcolloquialcollusioncompendiumcomplicityconciliatoryconcomitantconcentricconcordcondescendcondoneconfluencecongenialcongenitalconjectureconniveconstrueconsternationcontentiouscontiguouscontretempscontrivecontumelyconvivialconvolution

corollarycorroboratecosmopolitancovenantcovertcowercrasscravencredulouscrypticculminateculpablecurtailcurmudgeondauntdearthdebacledebaucherydebilitatedebunkdecadentdecimatedefamedeftdegeneratedeigndelectabledeleteriousdeludedelvedemagogue

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fulminatefurtivefutilegaffegarrulousgenteelgermanegesticulateglutgrandiloquentgratuitousgregariousguileguisehabituatehaplessharginerhegemonyheinousheresyhistrionichomilyhomogeneoushubrishyperboleiconoclastidiosyncrasyidyllicignominyillicitimmutable

impeccableimpecuniousimperialimpetuousimperviousimpresarioimproviseimpetuousimplementimpotentimpugninaugurateincandescentincantationincessantincipientincisiveincongruousincorrigibleincrementinculcateindigenousindigentindignantindolentindulgentineffableineptinexorableinfamousinfatuated

infinitesimalinflammatoryinfrastructureingratiateinimicalinimitableingenuousinherentinjunctioninnateinnocuousinsatiableinsouciantinsidiousinsinuateinsipidinsolentinstigateinsularinsurgentinterloperintractableintricateintransigentinviolateintrinsicinundateinvectiveinveterateirascibleironic

irrevocableitinerantjargonjauntjingoismjocularjudiciousjuntajuxtaposekineticlabyrinthlaconiclamentlampoonlanguishlargesslasciviouslatentlaudlegacylegerdemainlethargylevitylibellimpidlitanylitigateloatheloquaciouslucidludicrous

lugubriousluminousmachinationmagnanimousmagnatemalaisemalfeasancemalingermalleablemandatemanifestmarshalmartialmaritalmartyrmatriculatemaudlinmaverickmaximmediatemeandermellifluousmelancholymenageriemendaciousmendicantmentormercenarymercurialmetamorphosismeticulous

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obviateodiousofficiousolfactoryoligarchyonerousopaqueopulentopprobriousoscillateostensibleostentatiousoxymoronpacifypalliatepaltrypanaceapandemicparadigmparadoxparagonparochialparodyparoxysmparsimoniouspaternalpatricianpaucitypeccadillopedanticpejorative

penchantpenitentperemptoryperfidyperipateticperipheryperjuryperniciousperk (perquisite)perturbperusepervadepetulantphlegmaticphilistineplatonicplunderpiouspivotalplacateplatitude plebeianplethorapoignantpolarizepolemicponderousportentposthumouspostulatepragmatic

preceptprecipitateprecociousprecursorpredilectionpredisposepremiseprepossessprerogativepresagepristineprevail pristineprodigalprogenyprodigiousprodigyprofaneprofligateprofoundprofuseproletariatproliferatepromulgatepropensitypropagatepropitiousproponentproprietaryprosaicprotagonist

protractprovidentprovincialprovisionalprowessprurientprudentpunctiliouspunditpurblindpuritanicalpurportedputativequalitativequandaryquellquiescentquintessentialquerulousquixoticrampantrancorrapaciousraucous rebukerecalcitrantrecidivismreclusivereconditerecriminationredolent

refractoryredundantrefuterelegaterelentlessrelinquishremonstraterenaissancerendrenouncereparationrepletereprehensiblereprisalreproverepudiateresplendentrespitereticentrevelrevererhetoricribaldrigorousrogueruminaterusticsacrilegesacrosanctsagacioussalient

sanctimonioussanguinesardonicsavantscintillatescrupulousscrutinizesecularseditionsentientsequesterserendipityservileshackleshrewdslakeslandersolicitoussolventsoporificsordidspawnspecioussporadicsqualorsquanderstaunchstigmatizestoicstolidstricture

stymiesublimesubjugatesubordinatesubtlesubversivesuccinctsuccumbsuperfluoussuperficialsuperfluoussurfeitsupinesurrogatesycophantsynthesistacittaciturntainttangentialtangibletantamounttautologicaltemeritytenabletenacioustenettentativetenuoustersetirade

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volatilevoluptuousvoraciousvolitionvortexvouchvulgarwaivewanewantonwizenedwistful wrathzealouszeitgeist

Vocabulary ForAlexander Hamilton Biography- by Ron ChernowBetokenPurblindDisgorgedMetamorphosisPromiscuousReticentVacillatedMulattoOgreNemesesDankApothecaryLackadaisicalGlaswegian ethosOnerousSpleneticVertiginous descentProfligateProvidentialIneradicable passimIncongruouslyLanguidVendettaOmnivorousValerianDisinherited LambastedScuttlebuttDecapitation

DespotismAnglophileWenchesVitriolicRavishPugnaciousFidgetsNomadicCloisteredConsternationComplexionUrbanityEruditionJovialQueasilyCollegianEpicureanStoicUnctuousStealthilyAcuityGrandiloquenceTauntedTantamount PuerileFallaciousVenial “sin”EmbryonicBravuraDearthBlatant

HerculesVociferousGesticulatingClamberMeanderedBanalReticentHarum-scarumDeignSangfroidPlebianPatricianPolemical PanderSwooningFreneticAnomalousMeritocracyFastidiousRegaledRiding the railMiscreantsInauspiciousGluttonousInebriate(d)Dawdled and botchedProwessJubilationVoraciousBulbousCanard

SterileCondescensionDiffidentTaciturnIntuitDeftFacileOedipalLoatheAvariceEpauletsRapierCongenialAbstemiousVivacityHeroic verseBadinageRakesAnathematizedVixensAugustMeteoricCanineRapturousVoguishSanguineCoveyVaingloriousSiphonDiminutiveRascality

CocksureObdurateWunderkindThrobbingInimitableTactlessTreacherousVillainousCinderyMalevolentCabalDebilitatedFamineSnappishStoicismDragoonParochialPomposityDuplicityMartinetAutodidactExpungePanderCogentDrivellerUmbrageSedativeUbiquitousMinionsVilifyHectored

RealpolitikBaneVirulentJocularNadirTitillatedSanctimonyPrigAvariceTermagantDevoidSuperciliousRectitudeSeductressFlirtatiousTermagant EnrapturedArdorOpulentDebonairClaverackClandestinePrecocitySchadenfreudeJaundicedMisanthropicGullibleBrazenProvenanceSuperabundantFolie de grandeur

ProbityMarathonMortisCoalesceUnerringAssuageSappersScurrilousPoppycockQuicksilverWaspishBarristerIncongruousHypochondriaSurrogatesMollifyGaunterLicentiousnessHypoheteroeroticDawdleDourUrbaneSartorial eleganceFastidiousPomatumSwashbucklingSwathedPro bono basisOlympianEncomiumPathos

ProlixMeritocracyFrivolousEscapadesTittle-tattlePatent vanityWomanizingHabituésDeismLuminaryAutodidacticIndigenceAgogTandemEgalitarianNefariousPerfidyCavalcadeLuridRambunctiousStevedorePunctiliousPotentatesVenomousArrogatingShibbolethsCircuitousRepublicanismTutelaryTrenchantHostelry

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TreacheryRotundityEquipagesTaciturnBanterMellifluousHerculeanJuggernautSedulousHyperboleInsidiousCabalSagacityOpineExculpatedHobgoblinsTruculenceLabdanumDouceurLaxityScreedTemerityLuminousVenalWaftGalvanicDinExcoriatedDovetailedSpleneticInvective

LividVenomousConundrumDyspepticProlixSanguinaryMisanthropicPaeanDenigratedMercurialPsychosomaticPreeningCongruenceUppityMinionsPecuniaryAvariceTruculence

Encourage students to check vocabulary every week in the Reader’s Digest.

52 weeks X 4 years = 208 weeks208 X 25 words = 5200 words during a four year high school career.