I was given this list at a course I took a few years ago. While I can’t say I edit every instance of these words out, I find that they are the ones I tend to overuse without thinking!

1. really
2. very
3. that
4. just
5.  then
6.  totally
7. completely
8.  absolutely
9. literally
10.  definitely
11.  certainly
12.  probably
13.  actually
14.  basically
15.  virtually
16.  start
17.  begin
18.  began
19.  begun
20.  said
21.  replied
22. asked
23. down
24. up
25. wonder
26. ponder
27.  think
28.  thought
    
29.  feel
30.  felt
31.  understand
32.  realize
33.  breath
34.  breathe
35.  inhale
36.  exhale
37.  shrug
38.  nod
39.  reach
40.  almost
41.  saw
42. perhaps
43.  maybe
44.  instead
45.  now
46. sort of
47. a little
48. kind of
49. so
50. but
51. about
52. adverbs (-ly words) ing words