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What Is Simplified English? Simplified English (SE) was developed so that documents written in English could be
understood by people who speak little English. To make the documents easier to understand, Simplified English
uses a limited vocabulary and a set of writing rules. The writer can only use words on the approved list and
technical terms (words common to tile field). Each word on the list has only one approved definition. For
example, “about” is used for “concerned with.” It cannot be used for “around” or “approximately.” Verb tenses
are also restricted. The rules listed below were developed for the AECMA. The principles for simplified English
can be used even if AECMA rules are not strictly followed. Many of the words on the AECMA approved list
would not be needed for Church products. Many words needed for Church products are not on the AECMA
approved list.
(The above example is from “Learning to Use Simplified English: A Preliminary Study,” by Margaret Thomas,
Gloria Jaffe, J. Peter Kincaid, and Yvette Stees, Technical Communication, First Quarter 1992, pg 70)
Adjectives (partial list) - accurate, adjustable, alternative, apparent, applicable, approved, approximate,
available, bad, worse, worst, basic, careful, clean, clear, constant, continuous, correct, different, directly,
down, each, easy, easier, easiest, empty, equal, equivalent, expanded, expired, external fast, faster, fastest,
first, forward, free, frequent, front, full, general, good, better, best, high, higher, highest, important, incor-
rect, initial, inner, interchangeable, intermittent, internal irregular, large, larger, largest, last, least, left, less,
lesser, least, local, long, longer, longest, loose, low, lower, lowest, maximum, middle, military, minimum,
moderately, movable, much, more, most, near, nearer, nearest, necessary, new, no, off, on, only, opposite,
optional, other, permanent, positive, possible, regular, related, remaining, right, same, satisfactory, second,
secondary, sensitive, short, shorter, shortest, slow, slower, slowest, small, smaller, smallest, some, special,
specified, straight, strong, stronger, strongest, subsequent, such, sudden, sufficient, sure, temporary, tertiary,
thick, thicker, thickest, thin, thinner, thinnest, third, total, unknown, unsatisfactory, unusual, unwanted, usual
Adverbs (partial list) - accurately, again, almost, also, always, apparently, approximately, away, back,
clearly, constantly, correctly, differently, down, easily, equally, first, forward, fully, here, how, immediately,
incorrectly, initially, locally, moderately, momentarily, not, off, o.k., on, only, out, permanently, positively,
possibly, quickly, regularly, satisfactorily, slowly, smoothly, specially, subsequently, suddenly, sufficiently,
temporarily, then, there, through thus, tightly, together, too, unsatisfactorily, unusually, up, usually, very
Conjunctions - after, although, and, as...as, because, because of, before, but, if, or, than, that, thus, unless,
until, when, where, while
Prepositions - about, above, across, adjacent, aft of, after, against, along, around, as, at, before, behind,
below, between, by, down, during, for, forward of, from, in, in front of, into, minus, near, of, off, on, oppo-
site, out of, plus, since, through, thru, to, to the rear of, with, without
Pronouns - all, each, it, its, none, other, some, that, these, they, them, their, this, those, we, which, who, you,
your
AECMA Approved Words
A always (adv)
ammunition (n)
a (art) an (art)
about (pre) - concerned with (for other meanings analysis (n)
use APPROXIMATELY, AROUND) and (con)
above (pre) - a position higher than (for other mean- apart (adv) - put at a distance from
ings use MORE THAN) apparent (adj)
abrasive (adj) apparently (adv)
accept (v) accepts, accepted, accepted applicable (adj)
access (n) apply (v) applies, applied, applied
accident (n) approval (n)
accidental (adj) approved (adj)
accidentally (adv) approximate (adj)
accurate (adj) approximately (adv)
accurately (adv) are (v) see Be
across (pre) - from one side to the other area (n)
adapt (v) adapts, adapted, adapted - to change to a arm (v) arms, armed, armed
new situation armament (n)
add (v) adds, added, added around (pre) - on all sides of
adjacent (adj) arrow (n)
adjacent to (pre) - near in space as (pre) - to the same quantity, equally (same as)
adjust (v) adjusts, adjusted, adjusted adjustable (adj) (for other meanings use - because, while)
adjustment (n) as...as
after (pre, con) - follows a specified time, sequence, assemble (v) assembles, assembled, assembled
etc. assembly (n)
again (adv) at (pre)
against (pre) - in contact with attach (v) attaches, attached, attached
agent (n) authority (n) - official that gives approval to some-
agree (v) agrees, agreed thing
aid (n) - help that is given automatic (adj)
air (n) automatically (adv)
airborne (adj) auxiliary (adj)
aircraft (n) available (adj)
airflow (n) average (n)
align (v) aligns, aligned, aligned away (adv) in or to a different position or direction
all (adj, pn)
allowance (n) - a permitted difference
almost (adv) B
along (pre) back (adv)
also (adv) bad, worse, worst (adj)
alternative (n) badly (adv)
alternatively (adv) balance (v) balances, balanced, balanced
although (con) basic (adj)
be (v) is, was, are, were.- to occur, exist, to equal to cause (v) causes, caused, caused
have a property (no other forms of this verb) cause (n) - something that causes a result
because/because of (pre, con) - as a result of caution (n)
become (v) becomes, became, become center (n)
before (pre, con) - “Preceding” in time or sequence change (v) changes, changed, changed change (n) -
behind (pre) - in a position at rear (for other mean- that which occurs when something changes
ings use AFTER, SUBSEQUENT) charge (v) charges, charged, charged - to add electri-
below (pre) - in a position lower than (for other cal energy to (use FILL for other meanings)
meanings use LESS THAN) circle (n)
bend (v) bends, bent, bent circular (adj)
bend (n) class (n)
better, best (adj) clean (v) cleans, cleaned, cleaned
between (pre) - related to something before and clean (adj)
after in time or place clear (adj) - not blocked, without interference
bleed (v) bleeds, bled, bled clearly (adv) - not blocked, without interference
blockage (n) clearance (n) - space between two objects
blocked (adj) clockwise (adv)
blow (v) blows, blew, blown close (v) closes, closed, closed
blunt (adj) code (n)
bond (v) bonds, bonded, bonded cold, colder, coldest (adj)
bond (n) collect (v) collects, collected, collected
bottom (n) - the lowest place color (n)
break (v) breaks, broke, broken come (v) comes, came, come (lights and lamps
breathe (v) breathes, breathed, breathed COME ON and GO OFF)
bright/brighter/brightest (adj) compare (v) compares, compared, compared
brightly (adv) complete (v) completes, completed, completed
brush (n) compress (v) compresses, compressed, compressed
bubble (n) computer (n)
burn (v) burns, burned, burned condition (n)
but (con) - on the “contrary”) confined (adj)
by (pre) - word used when you divide or multiply connect (v) connects, connected, connected
connection (n) - that which connects
constant (adj)
C constantly (adv)
calculate (v) calculates, calculated, calculated contain (v) contains, contained, contained - to have
can (v) can, could - to be able to (no other forms of in, to hold in
this verb) container (n)
cancel (v) cancels, canceled, canceled contents (n)
careful (adj) continue (v) continues, continued, continued
carefully (adv) continuous (adj)
capacity (n) - the maximum quantity that can be continuously (adv)
held or made contour (n) - outer shape
catch (v) catches, caught, caught control (v) controls, controlled, controlled
control (n) - something that controls different (adj)
cool (adj) differently (adv)
copy (n) - something made to look the same another dim, dimmer, dimmest (adj)
item dimension (n)
corner (n) dimly (adv)
correct (v) corrects, corrected, corrected direction (n)
correct (adj) directly (adv)
correctly (adv) dirty (adj)
correction (n) disarm (v) disarms, disarmed, disarmed
count (v) counts, counted, counted discard (v) discards, discarded, discarded
count (n) - number of items or occurrences counted display (n)
counterclockwise (adj, adv) distance (n)
cover (n) distortion (n)
crack (n) divide (v) divides, divided, divided
curve (n) do (v) does, did, done
cut (v) cuts, cut, cut down (adj,adv,prc) - to a lower position
cycle (n) drain (v) drains, drained, drained
drift (n)
drink (v) drinks, drank, drunk
D drop (n)
damage (n) dry (v) dries, dried, dried
damaged (adj) during (pre) - In or for a specified time
dangerous (adj)
dangerously (adv)
data (n) E
date (n) each (adj,pn)
day (n) ear (n)
deceleration (n) easily (adv)
decision (n) east (n)
decrease (v) decreased easy, easier, easiest (adj)
defect (n) eat (v) eats, ate, eaten
defective (adj) edge (n)
deflate (v) deflates, deflated, deflated effect (n)
dent (n) electrical (adj)
dented (adj) electrically (adv)
depth (n) electricity (n)
detail (n) electronic (adj)
deterioration (n) electronically (adv)
device (n) electronics (n)
diagonal (adj) emergency (n)
diagonally (adv) empty (adj)
diameter (n) end (n)
difference (n) energy (n)
engine (n) finish (n)
entrance (n) fire (n)
entry (n) fire (v) fires, fired, fired
equal (adj) first (adj, adv)
equally (adv) fit (n)
equipment (n) equivalent (n, adj) flag (n)
erase (v) erases, erased, erased flame (n)
error (n) flat (adj)
estimate flexible (adj)
(n) flight (n)
examine (v) examines, examined, examined flow (v) flows, flowed, flowed
example (n) flow (n)
exhaust (n) fluid (n)
exit (n) focus (n)
expanded (adj) fold (v) folds, folded, folded: to double over on
expired (adj) itself
explosion (n) follow (v) follows, followed, followed: to come
explosive (adj) after
exposure (n) for (pre) - word that shows purpose, intent, time,
extend (v) extends, extended, extended: to cause result or the object of an action (do not use for
something to increase in length, area or range because
extension (n) force (n)
external (adj) form (n)
externally (adv) forward (add adv): in the direction of the front
eye (n) forward of (pre) nearer to the front
free (adj) that can move without limits
freely (adv) that can move without limits
F freeze (v) freezes, froze, frozen
face (n) frequency (n)
fact (n) friction (n)
failure (n) from (pre) shows a point of departure for move-
fall (v) falls, fell, fallen: to move down by the force ment, time distance, action, or separation
of gravity front (adj)
far, farther, farthest (adj): at or to a large distance front (n)
fast, faster, fastest (adj): at high speed fuel (n)
feel (v) feels, felt, felt: to touch to find out full (adj)
file (n) fully (adv): at or related to maximum travel, length,
fill (v) fills, filled, filled: to put into a container to a quantity or detail
known level, pressure or quantity function (n)
film (n)
filter (n)
find (v) finds, found, found: to discover, to examine G
something gain (n)
gas (n) hit (v) hits, hit, hit: to touch suddenly and heavily
general (adj) applicable to the whole hold (v) holds, held, held: to have or to keep in the
geometry (n) hand or a grip, to keep in a specified place, position
get (v) gets, got (note: no other parts of this verb) or condition
give (v) gives, gave, given: to transfer to or to pro- hole (n)
vide hook (n)
go (v) goes, went, gone - to move to or from, to horizon (n)
come into a condition (note: lights and lamps hot, hotter, hottest (adj) at a high temperature
COME ON and GO OFF) how (adv) by which procedure
good, better, best (adj) not bad
graph (n)
gravity (n)
I
grease (n) ice (n)
grip (n) identification (n)
groove (n) identify (v) identifies, identified, identified: to sup-
ground (n) - surface of the earth ply with identification
ground (v) grounds, grounded, grounded: to make if (con) - In the event that, on the condition that
an electrical connection to ground or between con- ignition (n)
ductors ignore (v) ignores, ignored, ignored: Not to think
group (n) about something or not to do something about
guard (n) immediately (adv) without a gap of time or space
guide (n) important (adj) has a large effect on something
in (pre) function word that shows location, position,
condition, time or limits
H in front of (pre) - ahead of
half (n) incident (n)
hand (n) include (v) includes, included, included: to make or
hang (v) hangs, hung, hung: to attach to something to be part of
above with no support from below incorrect (adj) incorrectly (adv) not correct
hard, harder, hardest (adj): Not easy to cut, not easy increase (v) increases, increased, increased: to make
lo go into or through or to become larger or higher
hardware (n) increment (n)
have (v) has. had, had: to possess as a part of quality independently (adv)
head (n) - the tope of something indication (n)
hear (v) hears, heard, heard inhibition (n)
heat (n) initial (adj)
heavy, heavier, heaviest (adj) heavily (adv) has a initially (adv) has a relation with the start
large mass, weight or force injury (n)
height (n) inner (n)
help (v) helps, helped, helped input (n)
here (adv) this position inside (n)
high, higher, highest (adj), highly (adv): More than inspection (n)
a given value or above instability (n)
install (v) installs, installed, installed: To attach an large, larger, largest (adj) More than average in
item in or to a second item dimension, capacity or quantity
installation (n): the procedure which installs an last (adj) comes at the end
object, something that is installed for a function latch (n)
instruction (n) latch (v) latches, latched, latched: To hold in posi-
instrument (n) an item which measures and/or tion with a latching device
shows layer (n)
insulation (n) leak (n)
intensity (n) leakage (n)
interchangeable (adj) can replace the other without least (adj) refer to less
change left (adj)
interface (n) length (n)
interference (n) less, lesser, least (adj) of smaller dimension, number
intermittent (adj), intermittently (adv): That stops or quantity
and starts again, not continuous let (v) lets, let, let To permit an action to occur
internal (adj) internally (adv) of or on the inner side letter (n)
into (pre) level (adj)
irregular (adj) irregularly (adv) not regular level (n)
is (v) refer to BE life (n)
it (pn) lift (v) lifts, lifted. lifted: to move to a higher posi-
item (n) tion
its (pn) that “belongs” to that “thing” light, lighter, lightest (adj) lightly (adv): With small
weight, mass. or force (Note: use Thin, Small for
other meanings)
J light (n)
jack (n) lighting (n)
joint (n) limit (n)
line (n)
K liquid (n)
listen (v) listens, listened, listened: To try to hear
keep (v) keeps, kept, kept: To continue to have, do something
or hold load (n)
kill (v) kills, killed, killed: to cause death local (adj), locally (adv): applicable to a given place
kink (n) location (n)
know (v) knows, knew, known: To be sure of data, lock (v) locks, locked, locked: To attach or hold
to have data ready to use with a locking device
look (v) looks, looked, looked: use your eyes to see
L or find out
long, longer, longest (adj)
label (n) loop (n)
lamination (n) loose (adj) loosely (adv)
landing (n)
low, lower, lowest (adj): Below a given value lower much, more most (adj) of large dimension or quan-
(v) lowers, lowered, lowered: move to a lower posi- tity
tion multiplication (n)
lubricant (n) must (v) Note: No other forms of this verb) “Help-
lung (11) ing verb that shows obligation”
M N
machine (n) name (n)
magnet (n) near, nearer, nearest (adj): at or to a short distance
maintenance (n) near (pre) - closeness in time, space, or condition
make (v) makes, made, made: to cause to occur or to necessary (adj) that must be
become new (adj)
malfunction (n) no (adj) not any
mandatory (adj) noise (n)
manual (adj) manually (adv): Operated by hand none (pn)
manual (n) - publication north (n)
many, more most (adj) of large number nose (n)
mark (n) not (adv)
mass (n) notch (n)
material (n) note (n)
maximum (n) notice (n)
measure (v) measures, measured, measured number (n)
mechanism (n)
medical (adj)
melt (v) melts, melted, melted: change from solid to
O
liquid obey (v) obeys, obeyed, obeyed
metal (n) object (n)
middle (n) occur (v) occurs, occurred, occurred
military (n) of (pre)
minimum (n,adj) off (adj,adv,pre) - away from, not in operation
minus (pre) - subtraction oil (n)
mix (v) mixes, mixed, mixed O.K. (adv)
mixture (n) on (adj,adv,pre) - shows contact, support, direction;
mode (n) in operation
moderately (adv) between in quality, position, level one (n)
modification (n) only (adj, adv): Nothing more or different
moist (adj) moderately wet open (adj) not closed
momentarily (adv): for a short time open (v) opens, opened, opened
more, most: refer to much opening (n) an aperture, something that is open
move (v) moves, moved, moved operate (v) operates, operated, operated
movement (n) operation (n)
operator (n)
opposite (adj,pre) opposed to, across from power (n)
optional (adj): not mandatory or (con) function pre- (adj) before
word to show an alternative precaution (n)
order (n) - give an order (for other meanings, use precision (n)
sequence) preparation (n)
other (adj, pn): that which is not the same as that prepare (v) prepares, prepared, prepared
given before preservation (n)
out (adv) pressure (n)
out of (pre) pressurize (v) pressurizes, pressurized, pressurized
outer (adj) prevent (v) prevents, prevented, prevented
output (n) primary (adj) most important, first in level
outside (n) problem (n)
overhaul (n) procedure (n)
overlap (n) program (n)
projection (n)
property (n)
P proportion (n)
paint (n) protection (n)
paint (v) paints, painted, painted pull (v) pulls, pulled, pulled
pair (n) - two objects that are almost the same or that pump (n)
you use together push (v) pushes, pushed, pushed
park (v) parks, parked, parked put (v) puts, put, put
part (n) - one piece
particle (n)
patch (n) Q
performance (n) quality (n)
permanent (adj) permanently (adv) with no limit in quantity (n)
time quickly (adv)
permit (v) permits, permitted, permitted
person (n)
piece (n)
R
pipe (n) range (n)
placard (n) rate (n)
play (n) free movement read (v) reads, read, read
plus (pre) rear (adj)
point (v) points, pointed, pointed rear (n)
point (n) rearwards (adv)
poisonous (adj) receive (v) receives, received, received
polish (v) polishes, polished, polished recess (n) - indentation in a surface
position (n) recommend (v) recommends, recommended, rec-
positive (adj) positively (adv) ommended
possible (adj) possibly (adv) record (n)
post- (adj) after refer to (v) refers to, referred to, referred to
reflection (n) scratch (n)
refuel (v) refuels, refueled, refueled screw (n)
regular (adj) regularly (adv) seal (v) seals, sealed, sealed
reject (v) rejects, rejected, rejected seal (n)
related (adj) second (adj)
relation (n) secondary (adj)
release (v) releases, released. released security (n)
remaining (adj) see (v) sees, saw, seen
removal (n) selection (n)
remove (v) removes, removed, removed semicircular (adj)
repair (n) repair (v) repairs, repaired, repaired send (v) sends, sent, sent
replace (v) replaces, replaced, replaced sensitive (adj)
replacement (n) separation (n)
reply (n) sequence (n)
report (n) serration (n)
resistant (adj) serviceable (adj)
result (n) servicing (n)
retract (v) retract, retracted, retracted set (n)
retraction (n) set (v) sets, set, set
right (adj) shake (v) shakes, shook, shaken
rigid (adj) shape (n)
risk (n) sharp (adj)
roller (n) sheet (n)
rope (n) shield (n)
rough, rougher, roughest (adj) shiny (adj)
rounded (adj) shock (n)
routing (n) short, shorter, shortest (adj)
row (n) show (v) shows, showed, shown
rub (v) rubs, rubbed, rubbed side (n)
run (n) sideways (adv)
sign (n) signal
(n) since (pre) - (do not use instead of BECAUSE)
S skid (n)
safe (adj) sling (n)
safety (v) safeties. safeties, safetied slope (n)
safety (n) slot (n)
satire (adj) slow, slower, slowest (adj) slowly (adv)
sample (n) small, smaller, smallest (adj)
satisfactory (adj) smell (v) smells, smelled, smelled
satisfactorily (adv) smoke (v) smokes, smoked, smoked: to breathe
saw (n) “tobacco” smoke
scan (n) smoke (n)
schedule (v) schedules, scheduled, scheduled smooth, smoother, smoothest (adj) smoothly (adv)
snow (n) structural (adj)
so (that) (con) structurally (adv)
soak (v) soaks, soaked, soaked structure (n)
soap (n) subsequent (adj)
soft (adj) subsequently (adv)
solid (adj) subtract (v) subtracts, subtracted, subtracted
solid (n) such (adj)
solution (n) 1. liquid that includes “dissolved” mate- suction (n)
rial 2. answer to a problem sudden (adj)
some (adj,pn) suddenly (adv)
something (n) sum (n)
sound (n) supply (v) supplies, supplied, supplied
source (n) 1. something that supplies heat or light. 2. supply (n)
point where something starts. 3. something that sup- sure (adj)
plies data surface (n)
space (n) switch (n)
span (n) symbol (n)
spark (n) symmetrical (adj) symmetrically (adv)
speak (v) speaks, spoke, spoken symmetry (n)
special (adj) specially (adv) symptom (n)
specification (n) synchronized (adj)
specified (adj) system (n)
speed (n) systematically (adv)
sphere (n)
spherical (adj)
splice (n)
T
spray (n) tag (n)
stable (adj) tag (v) tags, tagged, tagged
stain (n) tape (n)
standard (n) task (n)
start (v) starts, started, started tear (n)
start (n) telescopic (adj)
stay (v) stays, stayed, stayed tell (v) tells, told, told
stencil (n) temperature (n)
step (n) temporary (adj)
stop (v) stops, stopped, stopped temporarily (adv)
straight (adj) tension (n)
strap (n) tertiary (adj)
strength (n) test (n)
stressed (adj) than (con)
strip (n) that (con,pn)
stripe (n) the (art)
strong, stronger, strongest (adj) then (adv)
theory (n) tune (v) tunes, tuned, tuned
there (adv) turn (v) turns, turned, turned
these (pn) turn (n)
they, them, their (pn) twist (v) twists, twisted, twisted
thick, thicker, thickest (adj) type (n)
thickness (n)
thin, thinner, thinnest (adj)
think (v) thinks, thought, thought
U
third (adj) unit (n)
this (pn) unknown (adj)
those (pn) unless (con)
thread (n) unsatisfactory (adj)
three (n) unsatisfactorily (adv)
through (adv, pre) - in one side & out the other side, unserviceable (adj)
from end to end or start to end, by way of until (con)
thru (pre) - from XXX to XXX inclusive unusual (adj)
thus - as a result of unusually (adv)
tight (adj) unwanted (adj)
tightly (adv) up (adv)
tighten (v) tightens, tightened, tightened upstream (adv)
tightness (n) use (v) uses, used, used
time (n) 1. “period that you can measure and when usual (adj)
something occurs or is there. 2. repetition of an usually (adv)
occurrence
to (prep) V
to the rear of (pre)
together (adv) value (n)
tolerance (n) vertical (adj)
too (adv) vertically (adv)
tool (n) very (adv)
top (n) vibration (n)
torque (n) view (n)
torque (v) torques, torqued, torqued visual (adj)
total (n, adj) visually (adv)
touch (v) touches, touched, touched voice (n)
tow (v) tows, towed, towed volume (n) - space that an object occupies
track (n)
transmit (v) transmits, transmitted, transmitted W
transparent (adj)
warm (adj)
travel (n)
warning (n)
trestle (n)
water (n)
trouble-shooting (n)
we (pn)
try (v) tries, tried, tried
weak, weaker, weakest (adj)
wear (v) wears, wore, worn
weather (n)
weigh (v) weighs, weighed, weighed
weight (n)
weld (v)
went: refer to go
were: refer to be
west (n)
wet (adj)
wheel (n)
when (con)
where (con)
which (pn)
while (con) - at the same time
who (pn)
width (n)
will (v) (no other parts of this verb)
wind (n)
wind (v) winds, wound, wound
wire (n)
with (pre)
without (pre)
work (n)
worse (adj)
write (v) writes, wrote, written
writing (n)
Y
You, Your (pn)
Z
zero (n)
AECMA Simplified English Not Approved Words
Use: “Use” gives other approved words or constructions that can be used instead of the non-approved key-
word. It is important for you to know that these words or constructions are only SUGGESTIONS to help
you. You can probably think of other alternatives (approved words) yourself. Do NOT Use the alternative
word if this causes you to write nonsense or unidiomatic English. In such a case you will have to rewrite the
whole sentence.
A aeroplane (n) Use: aircraft
affect (n) Use: can cause
A abandon (v) Use: Stop affected (adj) Use: dirty, damaged, changed
able (v) Use: can, approved afford (v) Use: get, give
abnormal (adj) Use: unusual, incorrect, unsatisfac- aggravate (v) Use: make worse/stronger
tory agitate (v) Use: shake
abrupt (adj) Use: sudden aid (v) Use: help
absolutely (adv) Use: fully aim (n) Use: to, for, give
acceptable (n, adj) Use: permitted, satisfactory, ser- aim (v) Use: point, try
viceable alarm (n) Use: warning
acceptance (n) Use: accept alert (v) Use: tell
accessible (adj) Use: get access to allocate (v) Use: give
accommodate (v) Use: let allow (v) Use: let, permit
accomplish (v) Use: do or commanding verb con- allowable (adj) Use: permitted, approved
struction alter (v) Use: change
according to (prep) Use: refer to alteration (n) Use: change
account for (v) Use: is, are alternate (n) Use: different, applicable, each other
accumulate (v) Use: collect XXX
accumulated (adj) Use: collected alternate (v) Use: go first to XXX, then to YYY: do
accumulation - (n) Use: quantity, collection among (prep) Use: in, with, between
accuracy (n) Use: precision amount (n) Use: quantity
achieve (v) Use: get analyze (v) Use: make an analysis
acknowledge (v) Use: tell another (adj) Use: one more, different, add
act (v) Use: is, are occur any (pn, adj) Use: one, if
action (n) Use: effect, step procedure anytime (adv) Use: when
activate (v) Use: start, operate appear (v) Use: show, come into view, be possible,
activity (n) Use: procedure, step, work think
actual (adj) Use: correct application (n) Use: apply
addition (n) Use: Use, increase, add approach (v) Use: go near
additional (adj) Use: more appropriate (adj) Use: applicable
adequate (adj) Use: sufficient, correct approve (v) Use: get approval
adhere (v) Use: bond, follow, keep arrange (v) Use: put in sequence, tell
adopt (v) Use: Use, follow arrive (v) Use: get
advance (n) Use: movement forward, adjust, adjust- ask (v) Use: tell, speak
ment assess (v) Use: calculate, make an estimate
advance (v) move/turn forward assessment (n) Use: estimate, calculate, find
adverse (adj) Use: bad assign (v) Use: give
advisable (adj) Use: is best, is recommended assist (v) Use: help
advise (v) Use: tell, must assistance (n) Use: aid
associated (adj) Use: their, related, correct burst (adj) Use: that breaks open
assume (v).Use: think burst (v) Use: break, come open, apart
assure (v) Use: make sure bypass (v) Use: go around
asymmetric (adj) Use: not symmetrical at least (adv)
Use: not less than, minimum
atmosphere (n) Use: air
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attain (v) Use: show, be calculation (n) Use: calculate
attempt (n,v) Use: try call (v) Use: tell
attendance (n) Use: be cannot (v) Use: can not
attention (n) Use: aid, careful, think cap (v) Use: seal with a cap
audible (adj) Use: hear capability (n) Use: can, operation, function
authorized (adj) Use: approved capable (adj) Use: can, approved
avoid (v) Use: prevent care (n) Use: careful, carefully, precaution
aware (adj) Use: know, tell carry (v) Use: move
carry out (v) Use: do or commanding verb construc-
tion
B case (n) (in case of) Use: if, occur, then
back (adj) Use: rear, aft categorize (v) Use: put into groups
back (n) Use: rear, behind category (n) Use: group
back of (prep) Use: behind, to the rear of, aft of caution (v) Use: tell not to
backup (n) Use: alternative, emergency cautiously (adv) Use: carefully
backward (adv) Use: rearward(s) cavity (n) Use: hole, empty space
beginning (n) Use: start, source cease (v) Use: stop
begin (v) Use: start cement (v) Use: bond
beneath (prep) Use: below, lower than center (v) Use: adjust, put, in the center
beside (prep) Use: adjacent to certain (adj) Use: sure, some, given
beware (v) Use: be careful certification (n) Use: approval
beyond (pre) Use: more certify (v) Use: write, get approval, approved
big, bigger, biggest (adj) Use: large, larger/est chance (n) Use: risk, accidentally
block (v) Use: blocked, cause a blockage characteristic (n) Use: property, quality
both (adj) Use: the two check (v) Use: make sure, do a xxx check, measure,
boundary (n) Use: limit, edge examine
branch (v) Use: go in a different direction choice (n) Use: available, alternative, selection
breadth (n) Use: width choose (v) Use: Use
break (n) Use: stop chosen (adj) Use: applicable, correct, set
breakdown (n) Use: stop, failure circle (v) Use: move around, go around
bring (v) Use: cause, move, put circulate (v) Use: let flow
briskly (adv) Use: quickly class (n) Use: group
broadcast (v) Use: transmit classification (n) Use: group
brush (v) Use: Use a brush, apply classify (v) Use: put into groups
building (n) Use: structure cleanliness (n) Use: clean
build (v) Use: assemble, make clear (v) Use: remove, be clear
bump (v) Use: hit clenched (adj) Use: held tightly, attached, closed
clip (v) Use: cut, attach with clips consider (v) Use: is/are
clockwise (adj) Use: adverb considerable (adj) Use: large, very much, important
close (adj) Use: near consist (v) Use: have
close to (adv) Use: near consistent (adj) Use: agree
closely (adv) Use: carefully construct (v) Use: assemble, make
code (v) Use: identify contact (n) Use: touch, hear, speak
coincide (v) Use: align contact (v) Use: touch, tell
coincident (adj) Use: aligned, together, at the same contribution (n) Use: aid, add, give
time conventional (adj) Use: usual
collective (adj) Use: all, together conversant (adj) Use: know
combine (v) Use: mix convert (v) Use: change, find
commence (v) Use: start coordinate (v) Use: make, do
common (adj) Use: the same, usual copious (adj) Use: large quantity
communicate (v) Use: tell copy (v) use, write, make a copy
communication (n) Use: speak, tell, hear correlate (v) Use: agree
comparison (n) Use: compare correspond (v) Use: agree with
Compensate (v) Use: make allowance corresponding (adj) Use: of, agree with
compile (v) Use: make, write, put together cover (v) Use: put covers on, give, have
complete (adj) Use: full, completed, all covered (adj) Use: closed, included, cover
completely (adv): fully create (v) Use: make, cause
completion (n) Use: end, complete criterion (n) Use: decision, condition, think critical
complicated (adj) Use: not easy (adj) Use: very important, careful, necessary
comply (v) Use: obey cross (v) Use: go across
composite (adj) Use: different crosswise (ad;) Use: across, horizontally, vertically
comprise (v) Use: is, are curve (v) Use: make a curve
compute (v) Use: calculate curved (adj) Use: rounded
concern (n) Use: think, problem
conclusion (n) Use: end, result, decision
concurrently (adv) Use: at the same time
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conducive (adj) Use: that can cause damage (v) Use: cause damage to, damaged
conduct (v) Use: do damp (adj) Use: moist
confer (v) Use: tell danger (n) Use: dangerous
confirm (v) Use: make sure decide (v) Use: make a decision
confirmation (n) Use: approval, know, tell decrease (n)) Use: decrease (v)
conflict (n) Use: not agree deem (v) Use: is
conform (v) Use: agree define (v) Use: is/are, calculate
conformity (n) Use: agree defined (adj) Use: specified, given, found
confuse (v) Use: make sure, agree definitely (adv) Use: sure, make sure
confusion (n) Use: agree, not agree delicate (adj) Use: easily damaged
consecutive (adj) Use: one xxx after the other xxx deliver (v, -y (n) Use: supply
consequence (n) Use: result, because of, effect demand (n) Use: input, operation, as necessary
consequent (adj) Use: subsequent, caused denomination (n) Use: group, name
consequently (adv) Use: as a result, thus denote (v) Use: show
depend (v) Use: if, must agree with disposal (n) Use: discard, available, have
deplete (v) Use: decrease dispose (v) Use: discard, put
depletion (n) Use: decreased, use disregard (v) Use: ignore
describe (v) Use: make, give distinct (adj) Use: easy to identify, clear, clearly
described (adj) Use: given, specified, identified distort (v) Use: twist, cause damage, put out of
design (n,v) Use: make shape, bend
designate (v) use: identify, set apart, give distribute (v) Use: apply, give
designated (adj) Use: identified, make known, distribution (n) Use: apply, divide, give, supply
given, specified disturb (v) Use: move, change
desire (v) Use: be necessary division (n) Use: divide
despatch (v) Use: send double (adj) Use: two
destroy (v) Use: discard, make unserviceable doubt (n) Use: not sure, think
destruction (n) Use: discard downward (adv) Use: down
detach (v) Use: disconnect, remove, disengage drag (v) Use: pull, touch
detachable (adj) Use: possible to remove drape (v) Use: put
detail (v) Use: give, refer to draw (v) Use: make a line
detailed (adj) Use: given, careful, full due to (prep) Use: because of
detect (v) Use: find dull (adj) Use: dim, matt, not shiny, not bright
determination (n) Use: find, decision dump (v) Use: discard, put
determine (v) Use: find, give duplicate (n) Use: copy
detrimental (adj) Use: dangerous, cause damage duration (n) Use: do, end, time, life
develop (v) Use: start, make, cause duty (n) Use: task, function
deviate (v) Use: must follow
devise (v) Use: make, find
diagnose (v) Use: find
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diametrically (adv) Use: opposite early/er/est (adj) use; before the usual time
differ (v) Use: is/are different earth (n,v) Use: ground
differentiate (v) Use: show, identify ease (v) Use: move/ remove carefully
difficult (adj) Use: not easy effective (adj) Use: has an effect
difficulty (n) Use: problem, not easy efficient (adj) Use: correct satisfactory
digit (n) Use: number efficiently (adv) Use: correctly, satisfactorily
diminish (v) Use: decrease effort (n) Use: try, force, input
dip (v) Use: put into momentarily either (adj, pn) Use: the two, one of the two
direct (v) Use: turn, point elapse (v) Use: time, after
disappear (v) Use: go out of view, move eliminate (v) Use: remove, stop, prevent, repair
disclose (v) Use: find, is, tell, show embedded (adj) Use: attached, in, included
discontinue (v) Use: stop emitted (adj) Use: given out
discovered (adj) Use: found employ (v) Use: use
discrepancy (n) Use: difference empty (v) Use: remove
discretion (n) Use: be careful, decision, think enable (v) Use: let
dislodge (v) Use: remove, clean, loosen encircle (v) Use: apply, put
dispatch (v) Use: send enclose (v) Use: around, in, contain
display (v) Use: show enclosed (adj) Use: closed
enclosure (n) Use: contain, include, area exceptionally (adv) Use: but, unusually
encounter (v) Use: there is/are, find excess (n, adj) Use: too much, more, unwanted
end (v) Use: stop, complete excessive (adj) Use: too much, more than the limit
enforce (v) Use: must exchange (v) Use: change
enlarge (v) Use: make larger, increase exclude (v) Use: remove
enlarged (adj) Use: made larger, extended, increased excluding (prep) Use: not, without, does not include
enough (adj) Use: sufficient execute (v) Use: do
ensure (v) Use: make sure exempt (adj) Use: does not include, does not show,
entail (v) Use: must has no
enter (v) Use: go into, write exercise (v) Use: use, be careful, make sure
entire (adj) Use: full or all exert (v) Use: apply
envisage (v) Use: think exhale (v) Use: breathe out
equal (v) Use: be the same as, be equal, have same exist (v) Use: is/are
value as exit (v) Use: go out of
equidistant (adj) Use: at the same distance expand (v) Use: expanded (adj), become
equip (v) Use: have, supply larger/longer, extend
equipped (adj) Use: with, have, assembled, com- expect (v) Use: think
pleted expedite (v) Use: help, send, do xxx fast
erect (v) Use: put up, move expend (v) Use: use
erratic (adj) Use: irregular expended (adj) Use: empty, used
escape (v) Use: come out, release/decrease pressure experience (v) Use: get, have, is
essential (adj) Use: important, necessary explain (v) Use: tell, show
establish (v) Use: tell, make expose (v) Use: get, be open to
estimate (v) Use: make an estimate exposure (n) Use: touch
evacuate (v) Use: remove extent (n) Use: quantity, lengths or level
evacuation (n) Use: remove exterior (n) Use: external
evaluate (v) Use: make an analysis extra (adj) Use: more
evaluation (n) Use: estimate, calculate, find extract (v) Use: remove
evaporate (v) Use: become gas, become dry extrapolate (v) Use: make an estimate
even (adj) Use: smooth, symmetrical, equal, flat extreme (adj) Use: very high, more, very bad, at the
event (n) Use: if, result limit of
every (adj) Use: all or each extremely (adv) Use: very
evidence (n) Use: sign, find, see, shown exude (v) Use: come out
evident (adj) Use: shown, find
exact (adj) Use: correct, accurate, satisfactory
exactness (n) Use: precision, correct, accurate, satis-
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factory fabricate (v) Use: make, assemble
examination (n) Use: examine, find face (v) Use: point, turn, is/are
exceed (v) Use: more facilitate (v) Use: help, make easier
exceeding (adj) Use: more than facility (n) Use: can (or give the name of the facil-
except (prep) Use: not, without, does not include ity)
exception (n) Use: include false (adj) Use: incorrect
exceptional (adj) Use: unusual, more than average familiar (adj) Use: know
fasten (v) Use: hold, lock, attach gauge (v) Use: measure
fatal (adj) Use: kill generally (adv) Use: usually, frequently
fault (n) Use: failure, defect generate (v) Use: give, make, supply
feature (n) Use: shape, property, quality, different generous (adj) Use: by xxx (quantity)
feature (v) Use: have generously (adv) Use: by a large quantity
feed (v) Use: supply, put gentle (adj) Use: carefully, lightly
few (adj) Use: not many or give range, number, gradual (adj) Use: slow and continuous
quantity grasp (v) Use: hold
figure (v) Use: calculate great/er/est (adj) Use: large/er/est
filter (v) Use: put through a filter grip (n,v) Use: hold
final (adj) -ly (adv) Use: last grow (v) Use: become
finding (n) Use: result, fact guarantee (v) Use: make sure
fine (adj) Use: satisfactory, high quality, sharp
finish (v) Use: complete
firm (adj) Use: strong, hard, heavy
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firmly (adv) Use: correctly, tightly, satisfactorily halt (v) Use: stop
fix (v) Use: attach, set, stable, repair, install halve (v) Use: decrease to half
flagged (adj) Use: has a flag hand (v) Use: give
flattened (adj) Use: flat handle (v) Use: move, touch, be careful with
flaw (n) Use: defect, failure happen (v) Use: occur
flush (adj) Use: in tine with, does not come out, harmful (adj) Use: dangerous, kill, cause damage
makes a Continuous surface, smooth harmless (adj) Use: not dangerous
focus (v) Use: put into focus haul (v) Use: move, pull
fold (n) Use: fold (v) hazard (n) Use: dangerous
following (adj) Use: follow, subsequent, this these head (v) Use: point, move, turn
fore (adj) Use: front help (n) Use: aid, help (v)
forecast (v,adj) Use: think, make an estimate hoist (v) Use: lift
forget (v) Use: make sure hook (v) Use: attach/catch with a hook
form (n) Use: shape form (v) Use: make however (adv) Use: but
fragile (adj) Use: easily damaged hygiene (n) Use: clean
free (v) Use: release
free from (adj) Use: clean, has no xxx I
fresh (adj) Use: clear, new, replacement
fulfil (v) Use: do, operate identical (adj) Use: same
function (v) Use: operate; move idle (v) Use: operate at minimum power
furnish (v) Use: give, supply illegible (adj) Use: can not read
further (adj, adv) Use: more, at a larger distance immediate (adj) Use: immediately (adv)
immerse (v) Use: put fully into
imminent (adj) Use: that can occur in a short time
G immobilize (v) Use: stop
gain (n) Use: increase impair (v) Use: cause damage, decrease
gain (v) Use: get impart (v) Use: apply, give, cause
gap (n) Use: clearance, distance imperative (adj) Use: must, necessary
implement (v) Use: do, make integral (adj) Use: is part of
importance (n) Use: important intend (v) Use: must
impose (v) Use: put, cause interchange (v) Use: change
impossible (adj) Use: can not, not possible interconnect (v) Use: connect
improper (adj) Use: incorrect interfere (v) Use: cause, hit, catch, touch, clearance
improve (v) Use: make better interior (n) Use: internal internally
impurity (n) Use: unwanted material, contamination intermediate (adj) Use: between (give limits)
inactive (adj) Use: off, stopped interpret (v) Use: tell, make sure, give
inadvertent (adj) Use: accidental interrupt (v) Use: stop
incipient (adj) Use: start interruption (n) Use: stop
incline (n) Use: slope intersect (v) Use: point, show
including (pre) Use: thru, together with, and, also intersected (adj) Use: gone through
incomplete (adj) Use: not completed interval (n) Use: after, gap, distance
incorporate (v) Use: include, have inverted (adj) Use: turned, opposite
increase (n) Use: increase (v) investigate (v) Use: inspection, find, examine
incur (v) Use: cause involve (v) Use: include
independent (adj) Use: independently inward (adj, adv) Use: in, inner, into
indicate (v) Use: show irregularity (n) Use: unusual, defect
indicated (adj) Use: shown isolation (n) Use: isolate
individual (adj, n) Use: each, one, person issue (v) Use: come out of
induce (v) Use: cause
ineffective (adj) Use: does not have an effect
influence (v) Use: cause
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inform (v) Use: tell job (n) Use: task, work
information (n) Use: data join (v) Use: bond, put, attach, connect
ingest (v) Use: eat, drink, go into just (adv) Use: immediately, near
ingress (n) Use: go into, entrance
inhale (v) Use: breathe K
inhibit (v) Use: prevent, stop
inhibition (n) Use: prevent kind (n) Use: group
initiate (v) Use: start knock (v) Use: hit
inject (v) Use: add, put into
injure (v) Use: injury L
inoperative (adj) Use: does not operate is off
label (v) Use: identify with a label
insert (v) Use: put into, be in
lack (n) Use: not, no
inside (adj,n,prep) Use: inner, in, into
laid (adj) Use: put down on, applied
insignificant (adj) Use: not important
lapse (v) Use: after, when
inspect (v) Use: make an inspection, examine, look
last (v) Use: continue
instability (n) Use: not stable
later (adj,adv) Use: subsequent, subsequently
instead (adv) Use: alternative
latest (adj) Use: last
instruct (v) Use: tell, write, give
latter (n) Use: last
insufficient (adj) Use: not sufficient
lay (v) Use: put down, on
insure (v) Use: make sure
lead (v) Use: go matter (n) Use: material
leave (v) Use: let stay, keep may (v) Use: can, possible, possibly, not always,
left hand (adj) Use: left think
legible (adj) Use: read, can read measurement (n) Use: dimension, quantity, measure
lengthen (v) Use: make longer, increase the length medium (adj) Use: moderately
less (prep) Use: without meet (v) Use: is/are in line, engage, touch
liable (adj) Use: that can mend (v) Use: repair
liberal (adj) Use: large quantity mention (v) Use: give
lie (v) Use: be message (n) Use: tell, speak, data, indication, dis-
light (v) Use: set, come on play
light-up (v) Use: start method (n) Use: procedure
limit (v) Use: keep to a limit mid (adj) Use: middle
limitation (n) Use: limit midway (adv) Use: middle position
limited (adj) Use: limit might (v) Use: possible, possibly, can, always, think
linger (v) Use: stay, be mild (adj) Use: weak, neutral
link (v) Use: connect, attach minimize (v) Use: keep to a minimum
list (v) Use: show, give, write minor (adj) Use: small, less important
load (v) Use: put a load on, install miscellaneous (adj) Use: other
localize (v) Use: find missing (adj) Use: can not find, not there
locate (v) Use: find, install, engage, put mistake (n) Use: error
located (adj) Use: on, in, found, installed mix (n) Use: mixture
log (v) Use: write mobile (adj) Use: movable
loop (v) Use: make a loop moderate (adj) Use: moderately
lose (v) Use: decrease modification (n) Use: change
loss (n) Use: decrease, leak, find modify (v) Use: make a modification, change
lost (adj) Use: decrease, find moisten (v) Use: moist
lukewarm (adj) Use: warm momentary (adj) Use: momentarily
motion (n) Use: movement
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magnitude (n) Use: quantity, dimension N
main (adj) Use: primary nature (n) type
maintain (v) Use: keep nearly (adv) Use: almost
major (adj) Use: primary, large, most important necessitate (v) Use: must, be necessary
man (n) Use: person need (v) Use: be necessary
maneuverer (v) Use: move, control needed (adj) Use: necessary
manipulate (v) Use: move, adjust neither (adj, pn) Use: none
manufacture (v) Use: make never (adv) Use: not, no
margin (n) Use: edge, allowance, distance, limit, tol- nevertheless (con) Use: but
erance next (adj) Use: subsequent
mark (v) Use: make a mark next to (pre) Use: adjacent to
marked (adj) Use: identified nomenclature (n) Use: name
match (v) Use: be in line, make, install nominally (adv) Use: almost
non- (prefix) Use: that is not xxx perfect (adj) Use: satisfactory, correct, serviceable,
nor (con) Use: not... or permitted
normal (adj) Use: usual, satisfactory, correct, perforated (adj) use; has holes through
serviceable perform (v) Use: do or commanding verb construc-
note (v) Use: write tion
noticeable (adj) Use: feel, see, hear, smell period (n) Use: time
notify (v) Use: tell periodically (adv) Use: at regular times
notwithstanding (con) Use: although permissible (adj) Use: permitted, satisfactory
number (v) Use: give/ have numbers numerically perpendicular (adj) Use: vertical
(adv) Use. number persist (v) Use: continue
persistent (adj) Use: constant, regular, continued,
O many
observe (v) Use: look, monitor. see, obey personnel (n) use; persons
obstruct (v) Use: cause blockage, prevent, clogged, personal (adj) Use: persons, you, your
blocked pick up (v) Use: collect, catch
obstruction (n) Use: blockage pierce (v) Use: go through/in, make a hole in
obtain (v) Use: get pinch (v) Use: hold tightly
occasion (n) Use: possibly, possible, if, occur, when place (n) Use: location, position
occupy (v) Use: is/are place (v) Use: put
occurrence (n) Use: if plan (n) Use: procedure, program, data, schedule
often (adv) Use: frequently, usually plan (v) Use: schedule
old (adj) Use: used, remaining plot (v) Use: make a graph
omit (v) Use: do not do, ignore, make sure poor (adj) Use: unsatisfactory, defective, incorrect
once (adv, con) Use: one time, when pop (v) Use: come. move, open suddenly
onset (n) Use: start portion (n) Use: piece, part
onto (prep) Use: on position (v) Use: put, set, install
opaque (adj) Use: not transparent possibility (n) Use: possible
postpone (v) Use: do not
potential (adj) Use: can, possible
P pour (v) Use: put
package (n) Use: container practice (n) Use: procedure
partial (adj) Use: not fully precede (v) Use: come/ do before
particular (adj) Use: special, applicable, specially preceding (adj) Use: before
partly (adv) Use: not fully precise (adj) Use: accurate, correct, precision
pass (v) Use: go through, put, be on, more preferable (adj) Use: better, possible, recommend
passage (n) Use: go through, put through preliminary (adj) Use: before, initial
past (prep) Use: around, through premature (adj) Use: before the usual time
paste (v) Use: bond preparatory (adj) Use: prepare
pay (v) Use: write, make sure prescribe (v) Use: write, give, approved
peel (v) Use: remove presence (n) Use: be
penetrate (v) Use: go into, go through present (adj) Use: be
per (prep) Use: for each, for every (for “as per” Use: present (v) Use: give, show
refer to)
preserve (v) Use: keep from damage, prevent dam- Q
age to, do the preservation procedure
qualified (adj) Use: approved
preset (adj, v) Use: set
questionable (adj) Use: not sure
press (v) Use: push
quick (adj) Use: fast, quickly
prevail (v) use; is/are, usual
quote (v) Use: give
previous (adj) Use: again, before
primarily (adv) Use: primary
principal (adj) Use: primary R
prior to (prep) Use: before raise (v) Use: lift, increase, retract
probe (v) Use: feel, examine random (adj) Use: at any time
proceed (v) Use: continue rapid (adj) Use: fast
process (v) Use: send, do rapidly (adv) Use: quickly
process (n) Use: procedure, step rated (adj) Use: given, specified, correct
produce (v) Use: give, cause reach (v) Use: have
product (n) Use: material, mixture reaction (n) Use: force, effect
program (v) Use: do, schedule, program (n) reading (n) Use: indication, value, show
progress (n, v) Use: continue, move readjust (v) Use: adjust
progressive (adj) Use: continuous, step by step, ready (v, adj) Use: prepare
increase reappear (v) Use: come into view, show
progressively (adv) Use: in steps, slowly, continu- reason (n) Use: cause, because
ously reassemble (v) Use: assemble
prohibit (v) Use: prevent, tell, do not rebuild (v) Use: assemble, make
project (v) Use: continue, show, make a projection recede (v) Use: go down
prolonged (adj) Use: long recheck (v) Use: do a check
prompt (adj) Use: immediately, fast reckon (v) Use: calculate
propagation (n) Use: become larger reclaim (v) Use: keep, get back, remove
proper (adj) Use: correct, correctly, approved re-close (v) Use: close
proportional (adj) Use: in proportion recognize (v) Use: find, know
protect (v) Use: prevent, seal recommendation (n) Use: instruction
protected (adj) Use: protection reconnect (v) Use: connect
protective (adj) Use: prevent record (v) Use: write
protrude (v) Use: be above, come out of recover (v) Use: keep, get back, remove
prove (v) Use: show, make sure rectify (v) Use: repair, make correct, adjust
provide (v) Use: give, supply recur (v) Use: occur
provided (con) Use: if, when reduce (v) Use: decrease
providing (con) Use: if, when reduction (n) Use: decrease, small
provision (n) Use: have, be, possible, can reference (n) Use: refer to
provisional (adj) Use: temporary referenced (adj) Use: identified, given, specified
proximity (n) Use: near register (v) Use: show, move
purge (v) Use: remove regulate (v) Use: control
purify (v) Use: clean regulation (n) Use: adjustment
purpose (n) Use: cause reinforce (v) Use: make stronger
rejection (n) Use: reject
relate (v) Use: have a relation reverse (adj) Use: opposite
relative (adj, -ly (adv) Use: related, their, its review (n) Use: examine, look
relay (v) Use: tell right-hand (adj) Use: right
relevant (adj) Use: related, their, its rim (n) Use: edge, Range
reliable (adj) Use: satisfactory rinse (v) Use: remove, flush
relieve (v, adj) Use: release, decrease ripped (adj) Use: damaged
remain (v) Use: stay rise (n, v) Use: increase
remedy (n, v) Use: repair, make correct roll (v) Use: move, use a roller
remember (v) Use: write rope-off (v) Use: put ropes around
remnant (n) Use: remaining rotary (adj) Use: turn
remote (adj) Use: far rotate (v) Use: turn
removable (adj) Use: that you can remove rotation (n) Use: turn
render (v) Use: make roughen (v) Use: make rough
renew (v) Use: put, use round (adj) Use: circular
renovate (v) Use: repair, make clean routine (adj) Use: regular, usual
repeat (v) Use: do, make, operate rule (n) Use: usually
repeated (adj), - ly (adj) Use: again run (n, v) Use: operate
replenish (v) Use: refill, add
report (v) Use: tell
reposition (v) Use: put, install
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represent (v) Use: show safeguard (v) Use: make sure
request (n, v) Use: tell, write salvage (v) Use: keep, collect, repair
require (v) Use: be necessary sample (v) Use: get, remove
requirement (n) Use: necessary satisfy (v) Use: get, occur
residual (adj) Use: remaining, other save (v) Use: keep
residue (n) Use: remaining scan (v) Use: make a scan, inspection, examine
resolve (v) Use: find a solution, make a decision scrap (v) Use: discard
respective (adj) Use: related, their, its, correct scrape (v) Use: remove
respond (v) Use: operate scratch (v) Use: have/ cause scratches
responsible (adj) Use: approved, must screw (v) Use: install, turn, attach with a screw
rest (n, v) Use: remaining, is/are scrub (v) Use: clean, remove
restart (v) Use: start scrupulous (adj) Use: fully
restore (v) Use: put back, repair, paint sealing (n) Use: seal
restrain (v) Use: hold, limit, prevent search (v, n) Use: look for, examine
restrict (v) Use: decrease, limit, held, prevent, only seat (v) Use: put, install, touch, engaged
result (v) Use: cause resulting (adj) Use: caused secure (adj) Use: attach, install, safety, connect
resume (v) Use: start seek (v) Use: look for, get
retain (v) Use: keep, safety seem (v) Use: look as if
return (n, v) Use: put, send, go seized (adj) Use: can not move, can not turn, caught
reusable (adj) Use: can use again select (v) Use: set
reuse (v) Use: use separate (adj) Use: disconnected, divided, not
reveal (v) Use: show attached
reverse (v) Use: turn separate (v) Use: move apart, isolate
serious (adj) Use: bad, important, dangerous soften (v) Use: be/become soft
serve (v) Use: control, do softly (adv) Use: with a small amount of force
setting (n) Use: adjustment, position, move, set soiled (adj) Use: dirty
settle (v) Use: stop, go to the bottom solidify (v) Use: become solid
sever (v) Use: cut soluble (adj) Use: becomes a liquid in
several (adj) Use: different (give range, quantity, solve (v) Use: find out
number) sometimes (adv) Use: not always, possible, possibly
severe (adj) Use: bad, dangerous sort (v) Use: put into groups
shall, should (v) Use: must sort (n) Use: type
shape (v) Use: make in the shape space (v) Use: put apart
sharply (adv) Use: quickly, suddenly spacing (n) Use: distance
shift (v) Use: move, change sparingly (adv) Use: small quantity
shorten (v) Use: make shorter, decrease the length spark (v) Use: make sparks
should (v) Use: must, if specific (adj) Use: special, specified
shrink (v) Use: make/ become smaller specify (v) Use: give, show, tell, write
shutdown (n, v) Use: stop, close speech (n) Use: voice, speak
sight (n, v) Use: view, see, look, point, examine spill (v) Use: fall, flow on to, leakage
signal (v) Use: tell, give a signal spin (v) Use: turn quickly
significant (adj) Use: important splice (v) Use: make a splice, attach
silence (v) Use: operate, stop, hear split (v, adj) Use: divide, break, open
similar (adj) Use: almost the same, equivalent spontaneous (adj) Use: sudden, automatically
simple (adj) Use: easy spot (n) Use: mark, stain, point, position, location
simply (adv) Use: easily, only spot (v) Use: see, find
simulated (adj) Use: equivalent spray (v) Use: apply with a spray gun
simultaneous (adj) Use: at the same time spread (v) Use: apply
single (adj) Use: one spring (v) Use: move suddenly, move quickly spuri-
sit (v) Use: be on/ against, touch ous (adj) Use: unwanted, incorrect
situate (v) Use: location, is/are squarely (adv) Use: at 90 degrees to
size (n) Use: dimension squeeze (v) Use: move, hold
skilled (adj) Use: approved stability (n) Use: stable
slack (adj, n) Use: loose stabilize (v) Use: become stable
slacken (v) Use: loosen, release stage (n) Use: step, time
slap (v) Use: hit slide (v) Use: move stagnate (v) Use: increase, decrease
slight (adj) Use: small, light, lightly, almost stained (adj) Use: stain, dirty
slip (v) Use: remove, move stamp (v) Use: make/have a mark, identify
slotted (adj) Use: has slots stand (v) Use: move/stay away
slow down (v) Use: decrease the speed standard (adj) Use: usual, approved
smear (v) Use: put apply state (n) Use: condition
smooth (v) Use: make smooth state (v) Use: tell
snag (n) Use: failure, defect static (adj) Use: stopped, stable
snag (v) Use: catch station (v) Use: put
snap (v) Use: move suddenly stationary (adj) Use: stopped, stable
sniff (v) Use: smell steady (add) Use: stable, continuously
steep (adj) Use: x degrees sweep (v) Use: make a scan
steer (v) Use: move sweep (n) Use: scan
stencil (v) Use: write swing (v) Use: move, calibrate
stick (v) Use: bond, attach switch (v) Use: set, turn, push the switch
sticky (adj) Use: tacky synchronize (v) Use: align, adjust, synchronized
stiff (adj) Use: rigid, will not turn/move
stiffness (n) Use: move, turn
still (adj) Use: stay, move, turn, no motion
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stimulate (v) Use: increase tabulate (v) Use: write
stipulated (adj) Use: given, approved, specified take (v) Use: move, remove, read, get, follow, do
stir (v) Use: mix talk (v) Use: speak, tell
storage (n) Use: keep tampered (adj) Use: moved, changed, adjusted
store (v) Use: keep, put tape (v) Use: put/use tape
stout (adj) Use: strong, solid taped (adj) Use: attached, connected, closed with
stow (v) Use: put, keep tape, written on magnetic tape
straighten (v) Use: make/become straight taut (adj) Use: tight
strain (v) Use: put, cause damage tear (v) Use: be damaged
stress (v) Use: put force, stressed (adj) technique (n) Use: procedure
stretch (v) Use: extend, pull, make larger tend (v) Use: cause
strike (v) Use: hit tension (v) Use: tighten, cause tension
strip (v) Use: remove terminate (v) Use: stop complete
striped (adj) Use: show/have lines test (v) Use: do a test
subject (v) Use: apply, make, cause, do themselves (pn) change construction (give the name
submerge (v) Use: put into of item)
submit (v) Use: make, send, do theoretical (adj) Use: theory
subsequent to (pre) Use: after therefore (adv) Use: thus
substance (n) Use: agent, material thin (v) Use: add, mix, make thin
substitute (adj, n, v) Use: alternative, replace, thorough (adj) Use: full, fully
replacement threaten (v) Use: be possible, look as if
subtraction (n) Use: decrease, subtract throughout (prep) Use: during
successive (adj) Use: one after the other throw (v) Use: fall, hit, discard
suggest (v) Use: tell, talk, recommend tie (v) Use: attach, hold
suit (v) Use: agree, be satisfactory for, adapt, adjust till (con) Use: until
suitable (adj) Use: applicable, correct, correctly tilt (v) Use: move/put at an angle
sum (v) Use: add, calculate time (v) Use: measure the time
superimpose (v) Use: move on top of, align with tip (v) Use: move, put
support (n, v) Use: hold tip (n) Use: end, point
surplus (adj) Use: too much, not necessary, not used tone (n) Use: sound
surrounding (adj) Use: adjacent, near, on all sides torn (adj) Use: damaged
survey (v) Use: make an inspection, examine touch (n) Use: touch (v)
suspect (adj, v) Use: think, incorrect, unsatisfactory towards (prep) Use: to
suspend (v) Use: hang, stop toxic (adj) Use: dangerous, can kill, poisonous
swallow (v) Use: drink, eat trace (n, v) Use: find, sign
track (v) Use: find, monitor undue (adj) Use: not necessary, too much, more
trained (adj) Use: approved uneven (adj) Use: not smooth, not symmetrical, not
transfer (n) Use: movement, supply flat
transfer (v) Use: move, put, give, transmit unfilled (adj) Use: not filled
transform (v) Use: change unfold (v) Use: open
transition (n) Use: change uniform (adj) Use: constant, same, equal, correct
transport (v) Use: move unimportant (adj) Use: not important
trapped (adj) Use: caught unintentional (adj) Use: accidental, accidentally
travel (v) Use: move unlatch (v) Use: release open
traverse (v) Use: move unlimited (adj) Use: no limit
treat (v) Use: put, use, apply, prepared unload (v) Use: remove, release
treatment (n) Use: paint, apply, layer unloaded (adj) Use: removed, no load on
trigger (v) Use: start, cause unlock (v) Use: release, open
trim (v) Use: cut, move, adjust unlocked (adj) Use: not locked, open
trip (v) Use: open, go, release unnecessary (adj) Use: not necessary
triple (adj) Use: three unobstructed (adj) Use: not clogged, free, clear
true (adj) Use: correct unpainted (adj) Use: not painted
tuck (v) Use: put unplug (v) Use: remove, disconnect
twice (adj, adv) Use: two times unprotected (adj) Use: no protection
typical (adj) Use: usual, example unravel (v) Use: wind off
unreel (v) Use: wind off
unrestricted (adj) Use: no limit, free
U unsafe (adj) Use: not safe, dangerous
unable (adj) Use: can not unscrew (v) Use: remove, release, loosen
unattached (adj) Use: not attached, loose unseat (v) Use: remove, open, operate
unauthorized (adj) Use: not approved unshielded (adj) Use: has no shield
uncap (v) Use: remove unstable (adj) Use: not stable
unclamp (v) Use: remove, loosen. release unusable (adj) Use: can not be used, not serviceable
unclean (adj) Use: not clean, dirty unused (adj) Use: not used, new
unclip (v) Use: remove unwind (v) Use: wind off, removed
uncoil (v) Use: wind off unworked (adj) Use: not worked
uncontaminated (adj) Use: clean, not dirty up (adj) Use: up (adv)
uncouple (v) Use: loosen, become loose up to (prep) Use: until, as far as, as much as, thru
uncovered (adj) Use: without a cover, without pro- upon (prep) Use: on, when
tection upper (adj) Use: higher, top
underhanded (adj) Use: not necessary, unwanted, uppermost (adj) Use: highest upright (adj) Use: ver-
caused without input tical
under (prep) Use: below, less than, lower than upwards (adv) Use: up
underneath (prep) Use: below urgent (adj) Use: immediately, important, quickly
underside (n) Use: bottom usage (n) Use: use
undertake (v) Use: commanding verb construction utilization (n) Use: use
undesirable (adj) Use: not necessary, unwanted utilize (v) Use: use
undo (v) Use: release, loosen utmost (adj) Use: much, large
V wholly (adv) Use; fully
whose (pn) Use: of which
valid (adj) Use: correct, satisfactory, that can be wide/er/est (adj) Use: large/er/est
used wipe (v) Use: make clean, make dry, rub
vaporize (v) Use: make into gas, become gas wire (v) Use: connect
variable (adj) Use: change, adjust withdraw (v) Use: remove
varied (adj) Use: different, changed within (prep) Use; in, in less than, in... or less
various (adj) Use: different, more than one, all withstand (v) Use: go through satisfactorily, be
vary (v) Use: change, adjust resistant to
ventilate (v) Use: be open to the air work (v) Use: do
ventilation (n) Use: air would (v) Use: will
verbal (adj) Use: tell, hear wrap (v) Use: wind
verify (v) Use: make sure wrapped (adj) Use: wound
via (prep) Use: through wrong (adj) Use: incorrect, unsatisfactory
vibrate (v) Use: shake
vice versa (adv) Use: opposite, sequence changed
vicinity (n) Use: near Y
view (v) Use: see yet (con) Use: but
vigorous (adj) Use: fast, heavy, strong, with much
force
visible (adj) Use: see, look Z
vital (adj) Use: important, necessary zero (v) Use: adjust to zero, be at zero
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wait (v) Use: stop
walking (adj) Use: slow, slowly (give speed)
want (v) Use: be necessary
warm (v) Use: become warm
warn (v) Use: tell
wash (v) Use: remove, clean
waste (adj) Use: used, of no value, not necessary
waste (n) Use: unwanted/discarded material
watch (v) Use: monitor; look
watertight (adj) Use: sealed
way (n) Use: procedure, cause
weakness (n) Use: weak
well (adv) Use: good, satisfactorily, correctly
whenever (con) Use: when
whether (con) Use: if
whichever (pn) Use: which
whilst (con) Use: while, although
whoever (pn) Use: who
whole (adj) Use: all, full