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Verbs, Noun and Adjectives which add punch to a sales message. They tend to be visceral versus cerebral.
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  1. ability
    the quality of having the means or skills to do something
  2. absolutely
    totally and definitely; without question
  3. accelerate
    move faster
  4. accomplish
    achieve with effort
  5. accurate
    characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth
  6. achieve
    gain with effort
  7. acquired
    gotten through environmental forces
  8. active
    characterized by energetic movement
  9. affect
    have an influence upon
  10. affordable
    reasonably priced
  11. aggressive
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  12. alert
    warn or arouse to a sense of danger
  13. allure
    the power to entice or attract
  14. alluring
    highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
  15. alternative
    one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
  16. amazing
    inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
  17. analyze
    break down into components or essential features
  18. announce
    make known
  19. approved
    established by authority; given authoritative approval
  20. attain
    gain with effort
  21. attitude
    a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings
  22. attractive
    pleasing to the eye or mind as through beauty or charm
  23. authentic
    not counterfeit or copied
  24. voiding
    the bodily process of discharging waste matter
  25. awesome
    inspiring admiration or wonder
  26. bargain
    an agreement between parties fixing obligations of each
  27. beautiful
    pleasing to the senses
  28. beauty
    the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
  29. better
    superior to another in excellence or quality or desirability
  30. big
    above average in size or number or quantity
  31. blast
    a sudden, loud sound
  32. blockbuster
    a very successful hit with widespread popularity and sales
  33. bonanza
    a sudden happening that brings good fortune
  34. bonus
    extra pay or reward given to employees for good performance
  35. boom
    a deep prolonged loud noise
  36. boost
    increase
  37. breakthrough
    the act of making an important discovery
  38. burst
    come open suddenly and violently
  39. dress code
    a set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress while on the premises of the institution (or specifying what manner of dress is prohibited)
  40. capable
    having ability
  41. careful
    exercising caution or showing attention
  42. challenge
    a call to engage in a contest or fight
  43. challenging
    requiring full use of your abilities or resources
  44. colorful
    having color or a certain color
  45. colossal
    so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  46. common sense
    sound practical judgment
  47. compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of
  48. competitive
    involving rivalry over something
  49. complete
    having all necessary qualities
  50. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  51. compromise
    an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
  52. conceive
    have the idea for
  53. concept
    an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances
  54. conduct
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  55. confidence
    belief in yourself and your abilities
  56. confidential
    given in secret
  57. conscientious
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  58. control
    power to direct or determine
  59. crammer
    a student who crams
  60. crucial
    of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
  61. customize
    make to specifications
  62. daring
    a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
  63. dazzling
    amazingly impressive
  64. Delicious
    variety of sweet eating apples
  65. Deliverer
    a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
  66. dependable
    consistent in performance or behavior
  67. destiny
    the ultimate agency predetermining the course of events
  68. develop
    progress or evolve through a process of natural growth
  69. diplomatic
    relating to negotiation between nations
  70. direct
    proceeding without interruption
  71. discipline
    a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
  72. discount
    an amount or percentage deducted
  73. discover
    determine the existence, presence, or fact of
  74. distinguished
    standing above others in character or attainment
  75. drive
    operate or control a vehicle
  76. dynamic
    characterized by action or forcefulness of personality
  77. dynamics
    mechanics concerned with forces that cause motions of bodies
  78. dynamite
    an explosive that contains nitroglycerin
  79. earn
    acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
  80. easily
    with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')
  81. easy
    posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
  82. effective
    producing or capable of producing an intended result
  83. efficiency
    skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort
  84. electrifying
    causing a surge of emotion or excitement
  85. eliminate
    end, take out, or do away with
  86. emerging
    coming into existence
  87. empower
    give or delegate authority to
  88. endorse
    approve of
  89. endurance
    a state of surviving; remaining alive
  90. energetic
    possessing or displaying forceful exertion
  91. energizing
    the activity of causing to have energy and be active
  92. Energy
    the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
  93. enjoy
    derive or receive pleasure from
  94. enormous
    extraordinarily large in size or extent or degree
  95. enterprising
    marked by initiative and readiness to undertake new projects
  96. enthusiastic
    having or showing great excitement and interest
  97. envision
    imagine, conceive of, or see in one's mind
  98. establish
    set up or found
  99. evaluate
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  100. excel
    distinguish oneself
  101. excellence
    possessing good qualities in high degree
  102. excellent
    very good; of the highest quality
  103. excitement
    the state of being emotionally worked up
  104. exciting
    creating or arousing uncontrolled emotion
  105. exclusive
    admitting or accepting only a particular group
  106. exercising
    the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
  107. expand
    extend in one or more directions
  108. expedite
    process fast and efficiently
  109. expert
    a person with special knowledge who performs skillfully
  110. explode
    burst and release energy as through a violent reaction
  111. explosive
    a substance that releases great energy when heated or struck
  112. facilitate
    make easier
  113. Acts
    a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
  114. famous
    widely known and esteemed
  115. fascinating
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  116. fear
    an emotion in anticipation of some specific pain or danger
  117. find
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
  118. fired
    having lost your job
  119. floodgate
    a valve or gate that controls the flow of water
  120. flourish
    grow vigorously
  121. focus
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
  122. foothold
    a place that provides support for standing or climbing
  123. forecast
    a prediction about how something will develop
  124. formula
    a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
  125. fortune
    your overall circumstances or condition in life
  126. free
    able to act at will
  127. freedom
    the power to act, speak, or think without being controlled
  128. fueling
    the activity of supplying or taking on fuel
  129. full
    containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
  130. fun
    activities that are enjoyable or amusing
  131. fundamentals
    principles from which other truths can be derived
  132. garner
    assemble or get together
  133. generate
    bring into existence
  134. genuine
    not fake or counterfeit
  135. get
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  136. gift
    something acquired without compensation
  137. gigantic
    exceedingly large or extensive
  138. Grace
    one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm
  139. grasp
    hold firmly
  140. greatest
    highest in quality
  141. growth
    changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
  142. guarantee
    an unconditional commitment that something will happen
  143. guide
    someone employed to conduct others
  144. guided
    subject to guidance or control especially after launching
  145. harvest
    the gathering of a ripened crop
  146. column
    a line of units following one after another
  147. health
    the general condition of body and mind
  148. helpful
    providing assistance or serving a useful function
  149. high tech
    highly advanced technological development
  150. high-yield
    yielding a large amount of agricultural or industrial production
  151. nighest
    within the shortest distance
  152. honest
    marked by truth
  153. hot
    having a high or higher than desirable temperature
  154. Howe
    Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)
  155. huge
    unusually great in amount or degree or extent or scope
  156. hurry
    move very fast
  157. ignited
    set afire
  158. imagination
    the ability to form mental pictures of things or events
  159. imagine
    expect, believe, or suppose
  160. immediately
    without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
  161. implement
    a piece of equipment or a tool used for a specific purpose
  162. important
    significant in effect or meaning
  163. improve
    to make better
  164. improved
    become or made better in quality
  165. incisive
    demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
  166. increase
    a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous
  167. increased
    made greater in size or amount or degree
  168. incredible
    amazing; extraordinarily good or great
  169. informative
    serving to instruct or enlighten
  170. initiate
    set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
  171. innovate
    bring something new to an environment
  172. innovative
    introducing new ideas or creative methods
  173. insatiable
    impossible to fulfill, appease, or gratify
  174. inspirational
    serving to uplift the mind, spirit, or creative powers
  175. inspire
    serve as the inciting cause of
  176. instantly
    without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
  177. instructive
    serving to enlighten or inform
  178. interesting
    catching or holding your attention
  179. intruding
    projecting inward
  180. investigative
    designed to find information or ascertain facts
  181. just in time
    at the last possible moment
  182. largess
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  183. last minute
    the latest possible moment
  184. load-bearing
    capable of bearing a structural load
  185. latest
    up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
  186. lavishly
    in a rich and lavish manner
  187. lead
    take somebody somewhere
  188. liberated
    free from traditional social restraints
  189. lifetime
    the period during which something is functional
  190. limited
    subject to restrictions or constraints
  191. listen
    hear with intention
  192. lively
    full of life and energy
  193. look
    perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
  194. love
    a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
  195. lowest
    lowest in rank or importance
  196. luxury
    something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
  197. magic
    any art that invokes supernatural powers
  198. mainstream
    the prevailing current of thought
  199. mammoth
    extinct elephant widely distributed in the Pleistocene
  200. masterpiece
    the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
  201. memory
    the cognitive process whereby past experience is remembered
  202. merit
    the quality of being deserving
  203. mind-blowing
    intensely affecting the mind especially in producing hallucinations
  204. miracle
    a marvelous event brought about by a divine being
  205. money
    the most common medium of exchange
  206. moneybag
    a drawstring bag for holding money
  207. Monitor
    an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac
  208. monumental
    of outstanding significance
  209. motivate
    give an incentive for action
  210. motivated
    strongly driven to succeed or achieve something
  211. mouth-watering
    pleasing to the sense of taste
  212. New
    used of a living language
  213. next friend
    a person who acts on behalf of an infant or disabled person
  214. noted
    worthy of notice or attention
  215. novel
    an extended fictional work in prose
  216. now
    at the present moment
  217. obsession
    an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something
  218. obtain
    come into possession of
  219. odd
    not divisible by two
  220. only
    without any others being included or involved
  221. opportunity
    a possibility from a favorable combination of circumstances
  222. outstanding
    of major significance or importance
  223. own
    belonging to or on behalf of a specified person
  224. participate
    be involved in
  225. peace
    the state prevailing during the absence of war
  226. perform
    get done
  227. personalized
    made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual
  228. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics
  229. persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief
  230. persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief
  231. philosophy
    the rational investigation of existence and knowledge
  232. pondering
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  233. plus
    on the positive side or higher end of a scale
  234. popular
    regarded with great favor or approval by the general public
  235. portfolio
    a large, thin case for loose papers or drawings or maps
  236. potent
    having or wielding force or authority
  237. potential
    existing in possibility
  238. power
    possession of the qualities required to do something
  239. powerful
    having great force or effect
  240. practical
    guided by experience and observation rather than theory
  241. precise
    sharply exact or accurate or delimited
  242. pride
    a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
  243. produce
    bring forth or yield
  244. professional
    of or relating to or suitable as an occupation
  245. proficiency
    the quality of having great facility and competence
  246. profitable
    yielding material gain
  247. profits
    the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
  248. promising
    likely to have a successful outcome or positive results
  249. protect
    shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
  250. proven
    established beyond doubt
  251. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
  252. provocative
    serving or tending to excite or stimulate
  253. purchase
    acquire by means of a financial transaction
  254. quality
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something
  255. quick
    moving rapidly and lightly
  256. quickly
    with little or no delay
  257. rare
    especially good, remarkable, or superlative
  258. reap
    get or derive
  259. recommend
    express a good opinion of
  260. recommence
    cause to start anew
  261. reduced
    made less in size or amount or degree
  262. defendable
    capable of being defended
  263. reliable
    able to be depended on; consistent or steady
  264. remarkable
    unusual or striking
  265. responsible
    worthy of or requiring trust; held accountable
  266. result
    something that follows as a consequence
  267. revealing
    showing or making known
  268. reveal
    make visible
  269. revolutionary
    markedly new or introducing radical change
  270. reward
    compensation for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
  271. safely
    in a manner unlikely to cause damage or harm
  272. sale
    the general activity of selling
  273. save
    bring into safety
  274. savvy
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  275. scarce
    deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
  276. scorecard
    (golf) a record of scores (as in golf)
  277. secret
    not openly made known
  278. secure
    free from danger or risk
  279. security
    the state of being free from danger or injury
  280. seductive
    tending to entice into a desired action or state
  281. selected
    chosen in preference to another
  282. sensational
    relating to elementary awareness of stimulation
  283. sex
    one of two categories into which most organisms are divided
  284. shocking
    giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
  285. simplified
    made easy or uncomplicated
  286. simplify
    make easier or reduce in complexity or extent
  287. simplistic
    characterized by extreme and misleading lack of complexity
  288. sizable
    fairly large
  289. sizzling
    hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound
  290. skill
    an ability that has been acquired by training
  291. soar
    rise rapidly
  292. sold
    disposed of to a purchaser
  293. solution
    a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
  294. solve
    find the answer to or understand the meaning of
  295. special
    adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose
  296. specialized
    developed or designed for a particular activity or function
  297. spotlight
    a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
  298. straitjacket
    a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person
  299. startling
    so different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
  300. stop
    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
  301. strange
    unusual or out of the ordinary
  302. streamline
    contour economically or efficiently
  303. strength
    the property of being physically or mentally powerful
  304. strengthen
    make strong or stronger
  305. strong
    having strength or power greater than average or expected
  306. stunning
    causing bewilderment, shock, or insensibility
  307. sturdy
    having rugged physical strength
  308. success
    an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
  309. successful
    having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
  310. suddenly
    happening unexpectedly
  311. Superior
    the largest freshwater lake in the world
  312. sure-fire
    certain to be successful
  313. surging
    characterized by great swelling waves or surges
  314. surprise
    come upon or take unawares
  315. surprising
    causing surprise or wonder or amazement
  316. survival
    the state of remaining alive
  317. systematic
    characterized by order and planning
  318. tactful
    having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others
  319. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
  320. terrific
    extraordinarily good or great
  321. test drive
    test of the roadworthiness of a vehicle one is considering buying
  322. tested
    tested and proved to be reliable
  323. thorough
    painstakingly careful and accurate
  324. thrilling
    causing a surge of emotion or excitement
  325. timely
    done or happening at the appropriate moment
  326. train
    educate for a future role or function
  327. trained
    shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training
  328. tremendous
    extraordinarily large in extent or amount or power
  329. trim
    make a reduction in
  330. trusted
    (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
  331. Truth
    United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)
  332. ultimate
    furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
  333. unconditional
    not subject to any restrictions or limitations
  334. uncover
    make visible
  335. underprice
    sell at artificially low prices
  336. unique
    the single one of its kind
  337. unleash
    turn loose or free from restraint
  338. unlimited
    having no limits in range or scope
  339. unlock
    open the lock of
  340. unparalleled
    radically distinctive and without equal
  341. unsurpassed
    not capable of being improved on
  342. unusual
    not common or ordinary
  343. upscale
    relating or appealing to wealthy or high-status consumers
  344. urgency
    an earnest and insistent necessity
  345. urgent
    compelling immediate action
  346. useful
    having a helpful function
  347. valuable
    having worth or merit
  348. vital
    performing an essential function in the living body
  349. vitality
    the property of being able to survive and grow
  350. vivid
    having striking color
  351. want
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
  352. wanted
    desired or wished for or sought
  353. warning
    a message informing of danger
  354. wealth
    property that has economic value
  355. willpower
    the trait of firmly controlling your own behavior
  356. win
    a victory (as in a race or other competition)
  357. winning
    succeeding with great difficulty
  358. won
    not subject to defeat
  359. wonderful
    extraordinarily good or great
  360. yes
    an affirmative
Created on Mon Apr 18 15:55:54 EDT 2011

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