Question

select the word that means leaving out. you can usually improve your writing by omitting unnecessary words. instead of writing \large in size,\ you could just write \large,\ for example. choose your words with care; the best writers make every syllable in a sentence count.

Explanation:

The sentence "You can usually improve your writing by omitting unnecessary words" shows that "omitting" is related to getting rid of (leaving out) something. The example of replacing "large in size" with "large" further implies removing extra words.

Answer:

omitting