What words should I not use in an essay? For concise and meaningful writing, do your best to avoid these words and phrases in your admission essays.1) Contractions. 2) Idioms. 3-5) So on, etc, and so forth 6) Clichs. 7-11) Thing, stuff, good, bad, big 12) Slang, jargon, teen speak. 13) Rhetorical questions. What are […]