Oooh, I just realized: if you can pick out words like this when you're writing, and you can code in your text editor, then your computer can catch this cue for you. (like writegood-mode in emacs). I've had this prevent ugly sentences in technical writing, but catching "rationalization words" in written sentences would also be useful when, say, writing a journal, or writing down an argument.

More awesomely, the highlighting is immediate in that mode, so you get tight feedback about the sentences you're typing.