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A 

a (art)
about (pre) - concerned with (for other meanings use APPROXIMATELY, AROUND)
above (pre) - a position higher than (for other meanings use MORE THAN)
abrasive (adj)
accept (v) accepts, accepted, accepted 
access (n) 
accident (n) 
accidental (adj) 
accidentally (adv)
accurate (adj)
accurately (adv)
across (pre) - from one side to the other 
adapt (v) adapts, adapted, adapted - to change to a new situation
add (v) adds, added, added
adjacent (adj)
adjacent to (pre) - near in space
adjust (v) adjusts, adjusted, adjusted adjustable (adj)
adjustment (n)
after (pre, con) - follows a specified time, sequence, etc.
again (adv)
against (pre) - in contact with
agent (n)
agree (v) agrees, agreed
aid (n) - help that is given 
air (n) 
airborne (adj) 
aircraft (n)
airflow (n)
align (v) aligns, aligned, aligned
all (adj, pn) 
allowance (n) - a permitted difference 
almost (adv) 
along (pre) 
also (adv) 
alternative (n)
alternatively (adv)
although (con)


always (adv)
ammunition (n)
an (art) 
analysis (n) 
and (con) 
apart (adv) - put at a distance from
apparent (adj)
apparently (adv)
applicable (adj)
apply (v) applies, applied, applied
approval (n) 
approved (adj)
approximate (adj)
approximately (adv)
are (v) see Be
area (n)
arm (v) arms, armed, armed
armament (n)
around (pre) - on all sides of
arrow (n)
as (pre) - to the same quantity, equally (same as) (for other meanings use - because, while)
as...as
assemble (v) assembles, assembled, assembled
assembly (n)
at (pre) 
attach (v) attaches, attached, attached
authority (n) - official that gives approval to some thing
automatic (adj)
automatically (adv)
auxiliary (adj)
available (adj)
average (n) 
away (adv) in or to a different position or direction


B 

back (adv)
bad, worse, worst (adj)
badly (adv)
balance (v) balances, balanced, balanced
basic (adj)



be (v) is, was, are, were.- to occur, exist, to equal to have a property (no other forms of this verb) 
because/because of (pre, con) - as a result of 
become (v) becomes, became, become 
before (pre, con) - gPrecedingh in time or sequence 
behind (pre) - in a position at rear (for other meanings use AFTER, SUBSEQUENT) 
below (pre) - in a position lower than (for other meanings use LESS THAN) 
bend (v) bends, bent, bent 
bend (n) 
better, best (adj) 
between (pre) - related to something before and after in time or place 
bleed (v) bleeds, bled, bled 
blockage (n) 
blocked (adj) 
blow (v) blows, blew, blown 
blunt (adj) 
bond (v) bonds, bonded, bonded 
bond (n) 
bottom (n) - the lowest place 
break (v) breaks, broke, broken 
breathe (v) breathes, breathed, breathed 
bright/brighter/brightest (adj) 
brightly (adv) 
brush (n) 
bubble (n) 
burn (v) burns, burned, burned 
but (con) - on the gcontraryh) 
by (pre) - word used when you divide or multiply 

calculate (v) calculates, calculated, calculated 
can (v) can, could - to be able to (no other forms of this verb) 
cancel (v) cancels, canceled, canceled 
careful (adj) 
carefully (adv) 
capacity (n) - the maximum quantity that can be held or made 
catch (v) catches, caught, caught 

cause (v) causes, caused, caused 
cause (n) - something that causes a result 
caution (n) 
center (n) 
change (v) changes, changed, changed change (n) - that which occurs when something changes 
charge (v) charges, charged, charged - to add electrical energy to (use FILL for other meanings) 
circle (n) 
circular (adj) 
class (n) 
clean (v) cleans, cleaned, cleaned 
clean (adj) 
clear (adj) - not blocked, without interference 
clearly (adv) - not blocked, without interference 
clearance (n) - space between two objects 
clockwise (adv) 
close (v) closes, closed, closed 
code (n) 
cold, colder, coldest (adj) 
collect (v) collects, collected, collected 
color (n) 
come (v) comes, came, come (lights and lamps 
COME ON and GO OFF) 
compare (v) compares, compared, compared 
complete (v) completes, completed, completed 
compress (v) compresses, compressed, compressed 
computer (n) 
condition (n) 
confined (adj) 
connect (v) connects, connected, connected 
connection (n) - that which connects 
constant (adj) 
constantly (adv) 
contain (v) contains, contained, contained - to have in, to hold in 
container (n) 
contents (n) 
continue (v) continues, continued, continued 
continuous (adj) 
continuously (adv) 
contour (n) - outer shape 
control (v) controls, controlled, controlled 


control (n) - something that controls 
cool (adj) 
copy (n) - something made to look the same another item 
corner (n) 
correct (v) corrects, corrected, corrected
correct (adj) 
correctly (adv)
correction (n)
count (v) counts, counted, counted 
count (n) - number of items or occurrences counted 
counterclockwise (adj, adv)
cover (n)
crack (n)
curve (n) 
cut (v) cuts, cut, cut 
cycle (n)


D 

damage (n)
damaged (adj)
dangerous (adj)
dangerously (adv)
data (n)
date (n)
day (n)
deceleration (n)
decision (n) 
decrease (v) decreased
defect (n)
defective (adj)
deflate (v) deflates, deflated, deflated
dent (n)
dented (adj)
depth (n) 
detail (n) 
deterioration (n)
device (n) 
diagonal (adj)
diagonally (adv)
diameter (n) 
difference (n) 


different (adj) 
differently (adv) 
dim, dimmer, dimmest (adj)
dimension (n)
dimly (adv)
direction (n)
directly (adv)
dirty (adj)
disarm (v) disarms, disarmed, disarmed
discard (v) discards, discarded, discarded 
display (n) 
distance (n)
distortion (n)
divide (v) divides, divided, divided
do (v) does, did, done
down (adj,adv,prc) - to a lower position 
drain (v) drains, drained, drained
drift (n)
drink (v) drinks, drank, drunk
drop (n)
dry (v) dries, dried, dried 
during (pre) - In or for a specified time


E 

each (adj,pn)
ear (n)
easily (adv)
east (n)
easy, easier, easiest (adj)
eat (v) eats, ate, eaten
edge (n)
effect (n)
electrical (adj)
electrically (adv)
electricity (n)
electronic (adj)
electronically (adv)
electronics (n)
emergency (n)
empty (adj)
end (n)
energy (n)



engine (n)
entrance (n)
entry (n) 
equal (adj) 
equally (adv) 
equipment (n) equivalent (n, adj) 
erase (v) erases, erased, erased 
error (n) 
estimate (n) 
examine (v) examines, examined, examined 
example (n)
exhaust (n)
exit (n)
expanded (adj)
expired (adj) 
explosion (n)
explosive (adj)
exposure (n)
extend (v) extends, extended, extended: to cause something to increase in length, area or range 
extension (n)
external (adj)
externally (adv)
eye (n)
F 

face (n) 
fact (n) 
failure (n) 
fall (v) falls, fell, fallen: to move down by the force of gravity 
far, farther, farthest (adj): at or to a large distance 
fast, faster, fastest (adj): at high speed 
feel (v) feels, felt, felt: to touch to find out 
file (n) 
fill (v) fills, filled, filled: to put into a container to a known level, pressure or quantity 
film (n) 
filter (n) 
find (v) finds, found, found: to discover, to examine something 

finish (n)
fire (n) 
fire (v) fires, fired, fired
first (adj, adv)
fit (n) 
flag (n)
flame (n)
flat (adj)
flexible (adj)
flight (n)
flow (v) flows, flowed, flowed
flow (n) 
fluid (n) 
focus (n)
fold (v) folds, folded, folded: to double over on itself
follow (v) follows, followed, followed: to come after
for (pre) - word that shows purpose, intent, time, result or the object of an action (do not use for because)
force (n)
form (n)
forward (add adv): in the direction of the front
forward of (pre) nearer to the front 
free (adj) that can move without limits
freely (adv) that can move without limits 
freeze (v) freezes, froze, frozen
frequency (n) 
friction (n) 
from (pre) shows a point of departure for movement, time distance, action, or separation
front (adj)
front (n) 
fuel (n) 
full (adj)
fully (adv): at or related to maximum travel, length, quantity or detail
function (n)


G 

gain (n) 


gas (n) 
general (adj) applicable to the whole
geometry (n)
get (v) gets, got (note: no other parts of this verb)
give (v) gives, gave, given: to transfer to or to provide
go (v) goes, went, gone - to move to or from, to come into a condition (note: lights and lamps COME ON and GO OFF)
good, better, best (adj) not bad
graph (n)
gravity (n)
grease (n)
grip (n) 
groove (n) 
ground (n) - surface of the earth 
ground (v) grounds, grounded, grounded: to make an electrical connection to ground or between conductors
group (n)
guard (n)
guide (n)


H 

half (n) 
hand (n) 
hang (v) hangs, hung, hung: to attach to something above with no support from below 
hard, harder, hardest (adj): Not easy to cut, not easy lo go into or through 
hardware (n) 
have (v) has. had, had: to possess as a part of quality 
head (n) - the tope of something 
hear (v) hears, heard, heard 
heat (n) 
heavy, heavier, heaviest (adj)
heavily (adv) has a large mass, weight or force 
height (n) 
help (v) helps, helped, helped 
here (adv) this position 
high, higher, highest (adj), highly (adv): More than a given value or above 

hit (v) hits, hit, hit: to touch suddenly and heavily 
hold (v) holds, held, held: to have or to keep in the hand or a grip, to keep in a specified place, position or condition 
hole (n) 
hook (n) 
horizon (n) 
hot, hotter, hottest (adj) at a high temperature 
how (adv) by which procedure 

I 

ice (n)
identification (n)
identify (v) identifies, identified, identified: to supply with identification
if (con) - In the event that, on the condition that 
ignition (n)
ignore (v) ignores, ignored, ignored: Not to think about something or not to do something about
immediately (adv) without a gap of time or space
important (adj) has a large effect on something 
in (pre) function word that shows location, position, condition, time or limits 
in front of (pre) - ahead of 
incident (n) 
include (v) includes, included, included: to make or to be part of 
incorrect (adj) incorrectly (adv) not correct
increase (v) increases, increased, increased: to make or to become larger or higher
increment (n) 
independently (adv)
indication (n)
inhibition (n) 
initial (adj) 
initially (adv) has a relation with the start 
injury (n)
inner (n) 
input (n) 
inside (n) 
inspection (n)
instability (n) 



install (v) installs, installed, installed: To attach an 
item in or to a second item 
installation (n): the procedure which installs an object, something that is installed for a function 
instruction (n) 
instrument (n) an item which measures and/or shows 
insulation (n) 
intensity (n) 
interchangeable (adj) can replace the other without change 
interface (n) 
interference (n) 
intermittent (adj), intermittently (adv): That stops and starts again, not continuous 
internal (adj) internally (adv) of or on the inner side 
into (pre) 
irregular (adj) irregularly (adv) not regular 
is (v) refer to BE 
it (pn) 
item (n) 
its (pn) that gbelongsh to that gthingh 

J 

jack (n) 
joint (n) 

K 

keep (v) keeps, kept, kept: To continue to have, do or hold 
kill (v) kills, killed, killed: to cause death 
kink (n) 
know (v) knows, knew, known: To be sure of data, to have data ready to use 

label (n) 
lamination (n) 
landing (n) 

large, larger, largest (adj) More than average in dimension, capacity or quantity
last (adj) comes at the end
latch (n)
latch (v) latches, latched, latched: To hold in position with a latching device 
layer (n) 
leak (n) 
leakage (n) 
least (adj) refer to less
left (adj) 
length (n) 
less, lesser, least (adj) of smaller dimension, number or quantity
let (v) lets, let, let To permit an action to occur
letter (n)
level (adj)
level (n)
life (n) 
lift (v) lifts, lifted. lifted: to move to a higher position
light, lighter, lightest (adj) lightly (adv): With small weight, mass. or force (Note: use Thin, Small for other meanings)
light (n)
lighting (n)
limit (n)
line (n)
liquid (n)
listen (v) listens, listened, listened: To try to hear something
load (n) 
local (adj), locally (adv): applicable to a given place
location (n)
lock (v) locks, locked, locked: To attach or hold with a locking device
look (v) looks, looked, looked: use your eyes to see or find out
long, longer, longest (adj)
loop (n) 
loose (adj) loosely (adv)



low, lower, lowest (adj): Below a given value lower 
lowers, lowered, lowered (v): move to a lower position 
lubricant (n) 
lung (11)
M 

machine (n)
magnet (n)
maintenance (n)
make (v) makes, made, made: to cause to occur or to become
malfunction (n)
mandatory (adj)
manual (adj) manually (adv): Operated by hand 
manual (n) - publication 
many, more most (adj) of large number 
mark (n) 
mass (n)
material (n)
maximum (n)
measure (v) measures, measured, measured 
mechanism (n)
medical (adj)
melt (v) melts, melted, melted: change from solid to liquid
metal (n)
middle (n)
military (n)
minimum (n,adj) 
minus (pre) - subtraction
mix (v) mixes, mixed, mixed
mixture (n)
mode (n) 
moderately (adv) between in quality, position, level 
modification (n)
moist (adj) moderately wet
momentarily (adv): for a short time
more, most: refer to much 
move (v) moves, moved, moved
movement (n) 


much, more most (adj) of large dimension or quantity 
multiplication (n) 
must (v) Note: No other forms of this verb) 'Helping verb that shows obligation'

N 

name (n)
near, nearer, nearest (adj): at or to a short distance
near (pre) - closeness in time, space, or condition
necessary (adj) that must be
new (adj)
no (adj) not any 
noise (n)
none (pn)
north (n) 
nose (n)
not (adv)
notch (n)
note (n)
notice (n) 
number (n)


O 

obey (v) obeys, obeyed, obeyed
object (n)
occur (v) occurs, occurred, occurred 
of (pre) 
off (adj,adv,pre) - away from, not in operation 
oil (n) 


O.K. (adv) 
on (adj,adv,pre) - shows contact, support, direction; in operation 
one (n) 
only (adj, adv): Nothing more or different 
open (adj) not closed 
open (v) opens, opened, opened 
opening (n) an aperture, something that is open 
operate (v) operates, operated, operated 
operation (n) 
operator (n) 

opposite (adj,pre) opposed to, across from
optional (adj): not mandatory or (con) function word to show an alternative 
order (n) - give an order (for other meanings, use sequence)
other (adj, pn): that which is not the same as that given before
out (adv)
out of (pre)
outer (adj) 
output (n) 
outside (n)
overhaul (n)
overlap (n)


P 

paint (n) 
paint (v) paints, painted, painted
pair (n) - two objects that are almost the same or that you use together
park (v) parks, parked, parked
part (n) - one piece
particle (n)
patch (n) 
performance (n) 
permanent (adj) permanently (adv) with no limit in time
permit (v) permits, permitted, permitted
person (n)
piece (n)
pipe (n) 
placard (n) 
play (n) free movement
plus (pre) 
point (v) points, pointed, pointed
point (n) 
poisonous (adj)
polish (v) polishes, polished, polished
position (n)
positive (adj) positively (adv) 
possible (adj) possibly (adv)
post- (adj) after


power (n)
pre- (adj) before
precaution (n) 
precision (n)
preparation (n)
prepare (v) prepares, prepared, prepared 
preservation (n) 
pressure (n) 
pressurize (v) pressurizes, pressurized, pressurized 
prevent (v) prevents, prevented, prevented 
primary (adj) most important, first in level 
problem (n) 
procedure (n) 
program (n) 
projection (n)
property (n) 
proportion (n) 
protection (n)
pull (v) pulls, pulled, pulled
pump (n) 
push (v) pushes, pushed, pushed
put (v) puts, put, put


Q 

quality (n) 
quantity (n) 
quickly (adv) 

R 

range (n)
rate (n) 
read (v) reads, read, read 
rear (adj)
rear (n) 
rearwards (adv)
receive (v) receives, received, received
recess (n) - indentation in a surface 
recommend (v) recommends, recommended, recommended
record (n)
refer to (v) refers to, referred to, referred to 



reflection (n) 
refuel (v) refuels, refueled, refueled 
regular (adj) regularly (adv)
reject (v) rejects, rejected, rejected 
related (adj) 
relation (n) 
release (v) releases, released. released 
remaining (adj)
removal (n) 
remove (v) removes, removed, removed
repair (n) repair (v) repairs, repaired, repaired 
replace (v) replaces, replaced, replaced 
replacement (n) 
reply (n)
report (n) 
resistant (adj) 
result (n) 
retract (v) retract, retracted, retracted 
retraction (n) 
right (adj)
rigid (adj)
risk (n)
roller (n) 
rope (n)
rough, rougher, roughest (adj)
rounded (adj) 
routing (n)
row (n)
rub (v) rubs, rubbed, rubbed
run (n)


S 

safe (adj)
safety (v) safeties. safeties, safetied 
safety (n)
satire (adj) 
sample (n)
satisfactory (adj) 
satisfactorily (adv)
saw (n) 
scan (n) 
schedule (v) schedules, scheduled, scheduled


scratch (n)
screw (n)
seal (v) seals, sealed, sealed
seal (n)
second (adj)
secondary (adj)
security (n)
see (v) sees, saw, seen 
selection (n)
semicircular (adj) 
send (v) sends, sent, sent 
sensitive (adj)
separation (n)
sequence (n)
serration (n)
serviceable (adj)
servicing (n)
set (n)
set (v) sets, set, set 
shake (v) shakes, shook, shaken
shape (n)
sharp (adj) 
sheet (n)
shield (n)
shiny (adj)
shock (n)
short, shorter, shortest (adj)
show (v) shows, showed, shown
side (n)
sideways (adv) 
sign (n) signal 


since (pre) - (do not use instead of BECAUSE)
skid (n)
sling (n)
slope (n) 
slot (n) 
slow, slower, slowest (adj) slowly (adv) 
small, smaller, smallest (adj)
smell (v) smells, smelled, smelled
smoke (v) smokes, smoked, smoked: to breathe tobacco smoke 
smoke (n)
smooth, smoother, smoothest (adj) smoothly (adv)

snow (n)
so (that) (con)
soak (v) soaks, soaked, soaked
soap (n) 
soft (adj) 
solid (adj) 
solid (n)
solution (n) 1. liquid that includes dissolved material 2. answer to a problem 
some (adj,pn)
something (n) 
sound (n)
source (n) 1. something that supplies heat or light. 2. point where something starts. 3. something that supplies data 
space (n) 
span (n)
spark (n) 
speak (v) speaks, spoke, spoken
special (adj) specially (adv) 
specification (n)
specified (adj) 
speed (n)
sphere (n)
spherical (adj) 
splice (n) 
spray (n) 
stable (adj) 
stain (n)
standard (n)
start (v) starts, started, started 
start (n) 
stay (v) stays, stayed, stayed
stencil (n) 
step (n) 
stop (v) stops, stopped, stopped
straight (adj) 
strap (n)
strength (n)
stressed (adj)
strip (n)
stripe (n)
strong, stronger, strongest (adj)


structural (adj)
structurally (adv)
structure (n)
subsequent (adj)
subsequently (adv)
subtract (v) subtracts, subtracted, subtracted
such (adj)
suction (n)
sudden (adj) 
suddenly (adv)
sum (n) 
supply (v) supplies, supplied, supplied 
supply (n)
sure (adj)
surface (n) 
switch (n)
symbol (n)
symmetrical (adj) symmetrically (adv)
symmetry (n)
symptom (n)
synchronized (adj)
system (n)
systematically (adv)


T 

tag (n)
tag (v) tags, tagged, tagged
tape (n)
task (n) 
tear (n) 
telescopic (adj)
tell (v) tells, told, told
temperature (n) 
temporary (adj) 
temporarily (adv)
tension (n) 
tertiary (adj)
test (n)
than (con)
that (con,pn)
the (art) 
then (adv) 



theory (n)
there (adv) 
these (pn) 
they, them, their (pn)
thick, thicker, thickest (adj)
thickness (n)
thin, thinner, thinnest (adj)
think (v) thinks, thought, thought 
third (adj)
this (pn)
those (pn)
thread (n)
three (n)
through (adv, pre) - in one side & out the other side, from end to end or start to end, by way of
thru (pre) - from XXX to XXX inclusive 
thus - as a result of
tight (adj) 
tightly (adv)
tighten (v) tightens, tightened, tightened 
tightness (n)
time (n) 1. period that you can measure and when something occurs or is there. 2. repetition of an occurrence
to (prep)
to the rear of (pre)
together (adv)
tolerance (n)
too (adv)
tool (n) 
top (n)
torque (n)
torque (v) torques, torqued, torqued
total (n, adj)
touch (v) touches, touched, touched 
tow (v) tows, towed, towed
track (n)
transmit (v) transmits, transmitted, transmitted
transparent (adj)
travel (n)
trestle (n)
trouble-shooting (n)
try (v) tries, tried, tried 
tune (v) tunes, tuned, tuned 
turn (v) turns, turned, turned 
turn (n) 
twist (v) twists, twisted, twisted 
type (n) 

U 

unit (n) 
unknown (adj)
unless (con) 
unsatisfactory (adj)
unsatisfactorily (adv)
unserviceable (adj)
until (con)
unusual (adj)
unusually (adv)
unwanted (adj) 
up (adv)
upstream (adv) 
use (v) uses, used, used 
usual (adj) 
usually (adv)


V 

value (n)
vertical (adj) 
vertically (adv) 
very (adv)
vibration (n)
view (n) 
visual (adj) 
visually (adv) 
voice (n) 
volume (n) - space that an object occupies


W 

warm (adj) 
warning (n) 
water (n) 
we (pn) 


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) 

A 

abandon (v) Use: Stop 
able (v) Use: can, approved 
abnormal (adj) Use: unusual, incorrect, unsatisfactory 
abrupt (adj) Use: sudden 
absolutely (adv) Use: fully 
acceptable (n, adj) Use: permitted, satisfactory, serviceable 
acceptance (n) Use: accept 
accessible (adj) Use: get access to 
accommodate (v) Use: let 
accomplish (v) Use: do or commanding verb construction 
according to (prep) Use: refer to 
account for (v) Use: is, are 
accumulate (v) Use: collect 
accumulated (adj) Use: collected 
accumulation - (n) Use: quantity, collection 
accuracy (n) Use: precision 
achieve (v) Use: get 
acknowledge (v) Use: tell 
act (v) Use: is, are occur 
action (n) Use: effect, step procedure 
activate (v) Use: start, operate 
activity (n) Use: procedure, step, work 
actual (adj) Use: correct 
addition (n) Use: Use, increase, add 
additional (adj) Use: more 
adequate (adj) Use: sufficient, correct 
adhere (v) Use: bond, follow, keep 
adopt (v) Use: Use, follow 
advance (n) Use: movement forward, adjust, adjustment 
advance (v) move/turn forward 
adverse (adj) Use: bad 
advisable (adj) Use: is best, is recommended 
advise (v) Use: tell, must 

aeroplane (n) Use: aircraft 
affect (n) Use: can cause 
affected (adj) Use: dirty, damaged, changed 
afford (v) Use: get, give 
aggravate (v) Use: make worse/stronger 
agitate (v) Use: shake 
aid (v) Use: help 
aim (n) Use: to, for, give 
aim (v) Use: point, try 
alarm (n) Use: warning 
alert (v) Use: tell 
allocate (v) Use: give 
allow (v) Use: let, permit 
allowable (adj) Use: permitted, approved 
alter (v) Use: change 
alteration (n) Use: change 
alternate (n) Use: different, applicable, each other XXX 
alternate (v) Use: go first to XXX, then to YYY: do among (prep) Use: in, with, between 
amount (n) Use: quantity 
analyze (v) Use: make an analysis 
another (adj) Use: one more, different, add 
any (pn, adj) Use: one, if 
anytime (adv) Use: when 
appear (v) Use: show, come into view, be possible, think 
application (n) Use: apply 
approach (v) Use: go near 
appropriate (adj) Use: applicable 
approve (v) Use: get approval 
arrange (v) Use: put in sequence, tell 
arrive (v) Use: get 
ask (v) Use: tell, speak 
assess (v) Use: calculate, make an estimate 
assessment (n) Use: estimate, calculate, find 
assign (v) Use: give 
assist (v) Use: help 
assistance (n) Use: aid 


associated (adj) Use: their, related, correct 
assume (v).Use: think 
assure (v) Use: make sure 
asymmetric (adj) Use: not symmetrical
at least (adv) Use: not less than, minimum 
atmosphere (n) Use: air 
attain (v) Use: show, be 
attempt (n,v) Use: try 
attendance (n) Use: be 
attention (n) Use: aid, careful, think 
audible (adj) Use: hear 
authorized (adj) Use: approved 
avoid (v) Use: prevent 
aware (adj) Use: know, tell 

B 

back (adj) Use: rear, aft 
back (n) Use: rear, behind 
back of (prep) Use: behind, to the rear of, aft of 
backup (n) Use: alternative, emergency 
backward (adv) Use: rearward(s) 
beginning (n) Use: start, source 
begin (v) Use: start 
beneath (prep) Use: below, lower than 
beside (prep) Use: adjacent to 
beware (v) Use: be careful 
beyond (pre) Use: more 
big, bigger, biggest (adj) Use: large, larger/est 
block (v) Use: blocked, cause a blockage 
both (adj) Use: the two 
boundary (n) Use: limit, edge 
branch (v) Use: go in a different direction 
breadth (n) Use: width 
break (n) Use: stop 
breakdown (n) Use: stop, failure 
bring (v) Use: cause, move, put 
briskly (adv) Use: quickly 
broadcast (v) Use: transmit 
brush (v) Use: Use a brush, apply 
building (n) Use: structure 
build (v) Use: assemble, make 
bump (v) Use: hit 

burst (adj) Use: that breaks open 
burst (v) Use: break, come open, apart 
bypass (v) Use: go around 

C 

calculation (n) Use: calculate 
call (v) Use: tell 
cannot (v) Use: can not 
cap (v) Use: seal with a cap 
capability (n) Use: can, operation, function 
capable (adj) Use: can, approved 
care (n) Use: careful, carefully, precaution 
carry (v) Use: move 
carry out (v) Use: do or commanding verb construction 
case (n) (in case of) Use: if, occur, then 
categorize (v) Use: put into groups 
category (n) Use: group 
caution (v) Use: tell not to 
cautiously (adv) Use: carefully 
cavity (n) Use: hole, empty space 
cease (v) Use: stop 
cement (v) Use: bond 
center (v) Use: adjust, put, in the center 
certain (adj) Use: sure, some, given 
certification (n) Use: approval 
certify (v) Use: write, get approval, approved 
chance (n) Use: risk, accidentally 
characteristic (n) Use: property, quality 
check (v) Use: make sure, do a xxx check, measure, 
examine 
choice (n) Use: available, alternative, selection 
choose (v) Use: Use 
chosen (adj) Use: applicable, correct, set 
circle (v) Use: move around, go around 
circulate (v) Use: let flow 
class (n) Use: group 
classification (n) Use: group 
classify (v) Use: put into groups 
cleanliness (n) Use: clean 
clear (v) Use: remove, be clear 
clenched (adj) Use: held tightly, attached, closed 


clip (v) Use: cut, attach with clips 
clockwise (adj) Use: adverb 
close (adj) Use: near 
close to (adv) Use: near 
closely (adv) Use: carefully 
code (v) Use: identify 
coincide (v) Use: align 
coincident (adj) Use: aligned, together, at the same time 
collective (adj) Use: all, together 
combine (v) Use: mix 
commence (v) Use: start 
common (adj) Use: the same, usual 
communicate (v) Use: tell 
communication (n) Use: speak, tell, hear 
comparison (n) Use: compare 
Compensate (v) Use: make allowance 
compile (v) Use: make, write, put together 
complete (adj) Use: full, completed, all 
completely (adv): fully 
completion (n) Use: end, complete 
complicated (adj) Use: not easy 
comply (v) Use: obey 
composite (adj) Use: different 
comprise (v) Use: is, are 
compute (v) Use: calculate 
concern (n) Use: think, problem 
conclusion (n) Use: end, result, decision 
concurrently (adv) Use: at the same time 
conducive (adj) Use: that can cause 
conduct (v) Use: do 
confer (v) Use: tell 
confirm (v) Use: make sure 
confirmation (n) Use: approval, know, tell 
conflict (n) Use: not agree 
conform (v) Use: agree 
conformity (n) Use: agree 
confuse (v) Use: make sure, agree 
confusion (n) Use: agree, not agree 
consecutive (adj) Use: one xxx after the other xxx 
consequence (n) Use: result, because of, effect 
consequent (adj) Use: subsequent, caused 
consequently (adv) Use: as a result, thus 

consider (v) Use: is/are 
considerable (adj) Use: large, very much, important 
consist (v) Use: have 
consistent (adj) Use: agree 
construct (v) Use: assemble, make 
contact (n) Use: touch, hear, speak 
contact (v) Use: touch, tell 
contribution (n) Use: aid, add, give 
conventional (adj) Use: usual 
conversant (adj) Use: know 
convert (v) Use: change, find 
coordinate (v) Use: make, do 
copious (adj) Use: large quantity 
copy (v) use, write, make a copy 
correlate (v) Use: agree 
correspond (v) Use: agree with 
corresponding (adj) Use: of, agree with 
cover (v) Use: put covers on, give, have 
covered (adj) Use: closed, included, cover 
create (v) Use: make, cause 
criterion (n) Use: decision, condition, think
critical (adj) Use: very important, careful, necessary 
cross (v) Use: go across 
crosswise (ad;) Use: across, horizontally, vertically 
curve (v) Use: make a curve 
curved (adj) Use: rounded 

D 

damage (v) Use: cause damage to, damaged 
damp (adj) Use: moist 
danger (n) Use: dangerous 
decide (v) Use: make a decision 
decrease (n)) Use: decrease (v) 
deem (v) Use: is 
define (v) Use: is/are, calculate 
defined (adj) Use: specified, given, found 
definitely (adv) Use: sure, make sure 
delicate (adj) Use: easily damaged 
deliver (v, -y (n) Use: supply 
demand (n) Use: input, operation, as necessary 
denomination (n) Use: group, name 
denote (v) Use: show 


depend (v) Use: if, must agree with 
deplete (v) Use: decrease 
depletion (n) Use: decreased, use 
describe (v) Use: make, give 
described (adj) Use: given, specified, identified 
design (n,v) Use: make 
designate (v) use: identify, set apart, give 
designated (adj) Use: identified, make known, given, specified 
desire (v) Use: be necessary 
despatch (v) Use: send 
destroy (v) Use: discard, make unserviceable 
destruction (n) Use: discard 
detach (v) Use: disconnect, remove, disengage 
detachable (adj) Use: possible to remove 
detail (v) Use: give, refer to 
detailed (adj) Use: given, careful, full 
detect (v) Use: find 
determination (n) Use: find, decision 
determine (v) Use: find, give 
detrimental (adj) Use: dangerous, cause damage 
develop (v) Use: start, make, cause 
deviate (v) Use: must follow 
devise (v) Use: make, find 
diagnose (v) Use: find 
diametrically (adv) Use: opposite 
differ (v) Use: is/are different 
differentiate (v) Use: show, identify 
difficult (adj) Use: not easy 
difficulty (n) Use: problem, not easy 
digit (n) Use: number 
diminish (v) Use: decrease 
dip (v) Use: put into momentarily 
direct (v) Use: turn, point 
disappear (v) Use: go out of view, move 
disclose (v) Use: find, is, tell, show 
discontinue (v) Use: stop 
discovered (adj) Use: found 
discrepancy (n) Use: difference 
discretion (n) Use: be careful, decision, think 
dislodge (v) Use: remove, clean, loosen 
dispatch (v) Use: send 
display (v) Use: show 

disposal (n) Use: discard, available, have 
dispose (v) Use: discard, put 
disregard (v) Use: ignore 
distinct (adj) Use: easy to identify, clear, clearly 
distort (v) Use: twist, cause damage, put out of shape, bend 
distribute (v) Use: apply, give 
distribution (n) Use: apply, divide, give, supply 
disturb (v) Use: move, change 
division (n) Use: divide 
double (adj) Use: two 
doubt (n) Use: not sure, think 
downward (adv) Use: down 
drag (v) Use: pull, touch 
drape (v) Use: put 
draw (v) Use: make a line 
due to (prep) Use: because of 
dull (adj) Use: dim, matt, not shiny, not bright 
dump (v) Use: discard, put 
duplicate (n) Use: copy 
duration (n) Use: do, end, time, life 
duty (n) Use: task, function 

E 

early/er/est (adj) use; before the usual time 
earth (n,v) Use: ground 
ease (v) Use: move/ remove carefully 
effective (adj) Use: has an effect 
efficient (adj) Use: correct satisfactory 
efficiently (adv) Use: correctly, satisfactorily 
effort (n) Use: try, force, input 
either (adj, pn) Use: the two, one of the two 
elapse (v) Use: time, after 
eliminate (v) Use: remove, stop, prevent, repair 
embedded (adj) Use: attached, in, included 
emitted (adj) Use: given out 
employ (v) Use: use 
empty (v) Use: remove 
enable (v) Use: let 
encircle (v) Use: apply, put 
enclose (v) Use: around, in, contain 
enclosed (adj) Use: closed 


enclosure (n) Use: contain, include, area 
encounter (v) Use: there is/are, find 
end (v) Use: stop, complete 
enforce (v) Use: must 
enlarge (v) Use: make larger, increase 
enlarged (adj) Use: made larger, extended, increased 
enough (adj) Use: sufficient 
ensure (v) Use: make sure 
entail (v) Use: must 
enter (v) Use: go into, write 
entire (adj) Use: full or all 
envisage (v) Use: think 
equal (v) Use: be the same as, be equal, have same value as 
equidistant (adj) Use: at the same distance 
equip (v) Use: have, supply 
equipped (adj) Use: with, have, assembled, completed 
erect (v) Use: put up, move 
erratic (adj) Use: irregular 
escape (v) Use: come out, release/decrease pressure 
essential (adj) Use: important, necessary 
establish (v) Use: tell, make 
estimate (v) Use: make an estimate 
evacuate (v) Use: remove 
evacuation (n) Use: remove 
evaluate (v) Use: make an analysis 
evaluation (n) Use: estimate, calculate, find 
evaporate (v) Use: become gas, become dry 
even (adj) Use: smooth, symmetrical, equal, flat 
event (n) Use: if, result 
every (adj) Use: all or each 
evidence (n) Use: sign, find, see, shown 
evident (adj) Use: shown, find 
exact (adj) Use: correct, accurate, satisfactory 
exactness (n) Use: precision, correct, accurate, satisfactory 
examination (n) Use: examine, find 
exceed (v) Use: more 
exceeding (adj) Use: more than 
except (prep) Use: not, without, does not include 
exception (n) Use: include 
exceptional (adj) Use: unusual, more than average 

exceptionally (adv) Use: but, unusually 
excess (n, adj) Use: too much, more, unwanted 
excessive (adj) Use: too much, more than the limit 
exchange (v) Use: change 
exclude (v) Use: remove 
excluding (prep) Use: not, without, does not include 
execute (v) Use: do 
exempt (adj) Use: does not include, does not show, has no 
exercise (v) Use: use, be careful, make sure 
exert (v) Use: apply 
exhale (v) Use: breathe out 
exist (v) Use: is/are 
exit (v) Use: go out of 
expand (v) Use: expanded (adj), become 
larger/longer, extend 
expect (v) Use: think 
expedite (v) Use: help, send, do xxx fast 
expend (v) Use: use 
expended (adj) Use: empty, used 
experience (v) Use: get, have, is 
explain (v) Use: tell, show 
expose (v) Use: get, be open to 
exposure (n) Use: touch 
extent (n) Use: quantity, lengths or level 
exterior (n) Use: external 
extra (adj) Use: more 
extract (v) Use: remove 
extrapolate (v) Use: make an estimate 
extreme (adj) Use: very high, more, very bad, at the limit of 
extremely (adv) Use: very 
exude (v) Use: come out 

F 

fabricate (v) Use: make, assemble 
face (v) Use: point, turn, is/are 
facilitate (v) Use: help, make easier 
facility (n) Use: can (or give the name of the facility) 
false (adj) Use: incorrect 
familiar (adj) Use: know 


fasten (v) Use: hold, lock, attach 
fatal (adj) Use: kill 
fault (n) Use: failure, defect 
feature (n) Use: shape, property, quality, different 
feature (v) Use: have 
feed (v) Use: supply, put 
few (adj) Use: not many or give range, number, quantity 
figure (v) Use: calculate 
filter (v) Use: put through a filter 
final (adj) -ly (adv) Use: last 
finding (n) Use: result, fact 
fine (adj) Use: satisfactory, high quality, sharp 
finish (v) Use: complete 
firm (adj) Use: strong, hard, heavy 
firmly (adv) Use: correctly, tightly, satisfactorily 
fix (v) Use: attach, set, stable, repair, install 
flagged (adj) Use: has a flag 
flattened (adj) Use: flat 
flaw (n) Use: defect, failure 
flush (adj) Use: in tine with, does not come out, makes a Continuous surface, smooth 
focus (v) Use: put into focus 
fold (n) Use: fold (v) 
following (adj) Use: follow, subsequent, this these 
fore (adj) Use: front 
forecast (v,adj) Use: think, make an estimate 
forget (v) Use: make sure 
form (n) Use: shape form (v) Use: make 
fragile (adj) Use: easily damaged 
free (v) Use: release 
free from (adj) Use: clean, has no xxx 
fresh (adj) Use: clear, new, replacement 
fulfil (v) Use: do, operate 
function (v) Use: operate; move 
furnish (v) Use: give, supply 
further (adj, adv) Use: more, at a larger distance 

G 

gain (n) Use: increase 
gain (v) Use: get 
gap (n) Use: clearance, distance 

gauge (v) Use: measure 
generally (adv) Use: usually, frequently 
generate (v) Use: give, make, supply 
generous (adj) Use: by xxx (quantity) 
generously (adv) Use: by a large quantity 
gentle (adj) Use: carefully, lightly 
gradual (adj) Use: slow and continuous 
grasp (v) Use: hold 
great/er/est (adj) Use: large/er/est 
grip (n,v) Use: hold 
grow (v) Use: become 
guarantee (v) Use: make sure 

H 

halt (v) Use: stop 
halve (v) Use: decrease to half 
hand (v) Use: give 
handle (v) Use: move, touch, be careful with 
happen (v) Use: occur 
harmful (adj) Use: dangerous, kill, cause damage 
harmless (adj) Use: not dangerous 
haul (v) Use: move, pull 
hazard (n) Use: dangerous 
head (v) Use: point, move, turn 
help (n) Use: aid, help (v) 
hoist (v) Use: lift 
hook (v) Use: attach/catch with a hook 
however (adv) Use: but 
hygiene (n) Use: clean 

I 

identical (adj) Use: same 
idle (v) Use: operate at minimum power 
illegible (adj) Use: can not read 
immediate (adj) Use: immediately (adv) 
immerse (v) Use: put fully into 
imminent (adj) Use: that can occur in a short time 
immobilize (v) Use: stop 
impair (v) Use: cause damage, decrease 
impart (v) Use: apply, give, cause 
imperative (adj) Use: must, necessary 


implement (v) Use: do, make 
importance (n) Use: important 
impose (v) Use: put, cause 
impossible (adj) Use: can not, not possible 
improper (adj) Use: incorrect 
improve (v) Use: make better 
impurity (n) Use: unwanted material, contamination 
inactive (adj) Use: off, stopped 
inadvertent (adj) Use: accidental 
incipient (adj) Use: start 
incline (n) Use: slope 
including (pre) Use: thru, together with, and, also 
incomplete (adj) Use: not completed 
incorporate (v) Use: include, have 
increase (n) Use: increase (v) 
incur (v) Use: cause 
independent (adj) Use: independently 
indicate (v) Use: show 
indicated (adj) Use: shown 
individual (adj, n) Use: each, one, person 
induce (v) Use: cause 
ineffective (adj) Use: does not have an effect 
influence (v) Use: cause 
inform (v) Use: tell 
information (n) Use: data 
ingest (v) Use: eat, drink, go into 
ingress (n) Use: go into, entrance 
inhale (v) Use: breathe 
inhibit (v) Use: prevent, stop 
inhibition (n) Use: prevent 
initiate (v) Use: start 
inject (v) Use: add, put into 
injure (v) Use: injury 
inoperative (adj) Use: does not operate is off 
insert (v) Use: put into, be in 
inside (adj,n,prep) Use: inner, in, into 
insignificant (adj) Use: not important 
inspect (v) Use: make an inspection, examine, look 
instability (n) Use: not stable 
instead (adv) Use: alternative 
instruct (v) Use: tell, write, give 
insufficient (adj) Use: not sufficient 
insure (v) Use: make sure 

integral (adj) Use: is part of 
intend (v) Use: must 
interchange (v) Use: change 
interconnect (v) Use: connect 
interfere (v) Use: cause, hit, catch, touch, clearance 
interior (n) Use: internal internally 
intermediate (adj) Use: between (give limits) 
interpret (v) Use: tell, make sure, give 
interrupt (v) Use: stop 
interruption (n) Use: stop 
intersect (v) Use: point, show 
intersected (adj) Use: gone through 
interval (n) Use: after, gap, distance 
inverted (adj) Use: turned, opposite 
investigate (v) Use: inspection, find, examine 
involve (v) Use: include 
inward (adj, adv) Use: in, inner, into 
irregularity (n) Use: unusual, defect 
isolation (n) Use: isolate 
issue (v) Use: come out of 

J 

job (n) Use: task, work 
join (v) Use: bond, put, attach, connect 
just (adv) Use: immediately, near 

K 

kind (n) Use: group 
knock (v) Use: hit 

L 

label (v) Use: identify with a label 
lack (n) Use: not, no 
laid (adj) Use: put down on, applied 
lapse (v) Use: after, when 
last (v) Use: continue 
later (adj,adv) Use: subsequent, subsequently 
latest (adj) Use: last 
latter (n) Use: last 
lay (v) Use: put down, on 


lead (v) Use: go 
leave (v) Use: let stay, keep 
left hand (adj) Use: left 
legible (adj) Use: read, can read 
lengthen (v) Use: make longer, increase the length 
less (prep) Use: without 
liable (adj) Use: that can 
liberal (adj) Use: large quantity 
lie (v) Use: be 
light (v) Use: set, come on 
light-up (v) Use: start 
limit (v) Use: keep to a limit 
limitation (n) Use: limit 
limited (adj) Use: limit 
linger (v) Use: stay, be 
link (v) Use: connect, attach 
list (v) Use: show, give, write 
load (v) Use: put a load on, install 
localize (v) Use: find 
locate (v) Use: find, install, engage, put 
located (adj) Use: on, in, found, installed 
log (v) Use: write 
loop (v) Use: make a loop 
lose (v) Use: decrease 
loss (n) Use: decrease, leak, find 
lost (adj) Use: decrease, find 
lukewarm (adj) Use: warm 

M 

magnitude (n) Use: quantity, dimension 
main (adj) Use: primary 
maintain (v) Use: keep 
major (adj) Use: primary, large, most important 
man (n) Use: person 
maneuverer (v) Use: move, control 
manipulate (v) Use: move, adjust 
manufacture (v) Use: make 
margin (n) Use: edge, allowance, distance, limit, tolerance 
mark (v) Use: make a mark 
marked (adj) Use: identified 
match (v) Use: be in line, make, install 

matter (n) Use: material 
may (v) Use: can, possible, possibly, not always, think 
measurement (n) Use: dimension, quantity, measure 
medium (adj) Use: moderately 
meet (v) Use: is/are in line, engage, touch 
mend (v) Use: repair 
mention (v) Use: give 
message (n) Use: tell, speak, data, indication, display 
method (n) Use: procedure 
mid (adj) Use: middle 
midway (adv) Use: middle position 
might (v) Use: possible, possibly, can, always, think 
mild (adj) Use: weak, neutral 
minimize (v) Use: keep to a minimum 
minor (adj) Use: small, less important 
miscellaneous (adj) Use: other 
missing (adj) Use: can not find, not there 
mistake (n) Use: error 
mix (n) Use: mixture 
mobile (adj) Use: movable 
moderate (adj) Use: moderately 
modification (n) Use: change 
modify (v) Use: make a modification, change 
moisten (v) Use: moist 
momentary (adj) Use: momentarily 
motion (n) Use: movement 

N 

nature (n) type 
nearly (adv) Use: almost 
necessitate (v) Use: must, be necessary 
need (v) Use: be necessary 
needed (adj) Use: necessary 
neither (adj, pn) Use: none 
never (adv) Use: not, no 
nevertheless (con) Use: but 
next (adj) Use: subsequent 
next to (pre) Use: adjacent to 
nomenclature (n) Use: name 
nominally (adv) Use: almost 


non- (prefix) Use: that is not xxx 
nor (con) Use: not... or 
normal (adj) Use: usual, satisfactory, correct, serviceable 
note (v) Use: write 
noticeable (adj) Use: feel, see, hear, smell 
notify (v) Use: tell 
notwithstanding (con) Use: although 
number (v) Use: give/ have numbers numerically 
(adv) Use. number 

O 

observe (v) Use: look, monitor. see, obey 
obstruct (v) Use: cause blockage, prevent, clogged, blocked 
obstruction (n) Use: blockage 
obtain (v) Use: get 
occasion (n) Use: possibly, possible, if, occur, when 
occupy (v) Use: is/are 
occurrence (n) Use: if 
often (adv) Use: frequently, usually 
old (adj) Use: used, remaining 
omit (v) Use: do not do, ignore, make sure 
once (adv, con) Use: one time, when 
onset (n) Use: start 
onto (prep) Use: on 
opaque (adj) Use: not transparent 

P 

package (n) Use: container 
partial (adj) Use: not fully 
particular (adj) Use: special, applicable, specially 
partly (adv) Use: not fully 
pass (v) Use: go through, put, be on, more 
passage (n) Use: go through, put through 
past (prep) Use: around, through 
paste (v) Use: bond 
pay (v) Use: write, make sure 
peel (v) Use: remove 
penetrate (v) Use: go into, go through 
per (prep) Use: for each, for every (for 'as per' Use: refer to) 

perfect (adj) Use: satisfactory, correct, serviceable, 
permitted 
perforated (adj) use; has holes through 
perform (v) Use: do or commanding verb construction 
period (n) Use: time 
periodically (adv) Use: at regular times 
permissible (adj) Use: permitted, satisfactory 
perpendicular (adj) Use: vertical 
persist (v) Use: continue 
persistent (adj) Use: constant, regular, continued, many 
personnel (n) use; persons 
personal (adj) Use: persons, you, your 
pick up (v) Use: collect, catch 
pierce (v) Use: go through/in, make a hole in 
pinch (v) Use: hold tightly 
place (n) Use: location, position 
place (v) Use: put 
plan (n) Use: procedure, program, data, schedule 
plan (v) Use: schedule 
plot (v) Use: make a graph 
poor (adj) Use: unsatisfactory, defective, incorrect 
pop (v) Use: come. move, open suddenly 
portion (n) Use: piece, part 
position (v) Use: put, set, install 
possibility (n) Use: possible 
postpone (v) Use: do not 
potential (adj) Use: can, possible 
pour (v) Use: put 
practice (n) Use: procedure 
precede (v) Use: come/ do before 
preceding (adj) Use: before 
precise (adj) Use: accurate, correct, precision 
preferable (adj) Use: better, possible, recommend 
preliminary (adj) Use: before, initial 
premature (adj) Use: before the usual time 
preparatory (adj) Use: prepare 
prescribe (v) Use: write, give, approved 
presence (n) Use: be 
present (adj) Use: be 
present (v) Use: give, show 


preserve (v) Use: keep from damage, prevent damage to, do the preservation procedure 
preset (adj, v) Use: set 
press (v) Use: push 
prevail (v) use; is/are, usual 
previous (adj) Use: again, before 
primarily (adv) Use: primary 
principal (adj) Use: primary 
prior to (prep) Use: before 
probe (v) Use: feel, examine 
proceed (v) Use: continue 
process (v) Use: send, do 
process (n) Use: procedure, step 
produce (v) Use: give, cause 
product (n) Use: material, mixture 
program (v) Use: do, schedule, program (n) 
progress (n, v) Use: continue, move 
progressive (adj) Use: continuous, step by step, increase 
progressively (adv) Use: in steps, slowly, continuously 
prohibit (v) Use: prevent, tell, do not 
project (v) Use: continue, show, make a projection 
prolonged (adj) Use: long 
prompt (adj) Use: immediately, fast 
propagation (n) Use: become larger 
proper (adj) Use: correct, correctly, approved 
proportional (adj) Use: in proportion 
protect (v) Use: prevent, seal 
protected (adj) Use: protection 
protective (adj) Use: prevent 
protrude (v) Use: be above, come out of 
prove (v) Use: show, make sure 
provide (v) Use: give, supply 
provided (con) Use: if, when 
providing (con) Use: if, when 
provision (n) Use: have, be, possible, can 
provisional (adj) Use: temporary 
proximity (n) Use: near 
purge (v) Use: remove 
purify (v) Use: clean 
purpose (n) Use: cause 

Q 

qualified (adj) Use: approved 
questionable (adj) Use: not sure 
quick (adj) Use: fast, quickly 
quote (v) Use: give 

R 

raise (v) Use: lift, increase, retract 
random (adj) Use: at any time 
rapid (adj) Use: fast 
rapidly (adv) Use: quickly 
rated (adj) Use: given, specified, correct 
reach (v) Use: have 
reaction (n) Use: force, effect 
reading (n) Use: indication, value, show 
readjust (v) Use: adjust 
ready (v, adj) Use: prepare 
reappear (v) Use: come into view, show 
reason (n) Use: cause, because 
reassemble (v) Use: assemble 
rebuild (v) Use: assemble, make 
recede (v) Use: go down 
recheck (v) Use: do a check 
reckon (v) Use: calculate 
reclaim (v) Use: keep, get back, remove 
re-close (v) Use: close 
recognize (v) Use: find, know 
recommendation (n) Use: instruction 
reconnect (v) Use: connect 
record (v) Use: write 
recover (v) Use: keep, get back, remove 
rectify (v) Use: repair, make correct, adjust 
recur (v) Use: occur 
reduce (v) Use: decrease 
reduction (n) Use: decrease, small 
reference (n) Use: refer to 
referenced (adj) Use: identified, given, specified 
register (v) Use: show, move 
regulate (v) Use: control 
regulation (n) Use: adjustment 
reinforce (v) Use: make stronger 
rejection (n) Use: reject 


relate (v) Use: have a relation 
relative (adj, -ly (adv) Use: related, their, its 
relay (v) Use: tell 
relevant (adj) Use: related, their, its 
reliable (adj) Use: satisfactory 
relieve (v, adj) Use: release, decrease 
remain (v) Use: stay 
remedy (n, v) Use: repair, make correct 
remember (v) Use: write 
remnant (n) Use: remaining 
remote (adj) Use: far 
removable (adj) Use: that you can remove 
render (v) Use: make 
renew (v) Use: put, use 
renovate (v) Use: repair, make clean 
repeat (v) Use: do, make, operate 
repeated (adj), - ly (adj) Use: again 
replenish (v) Use: refill, add 
report (v) Use: tell 
reposition (v) Use: put, install 
represent (v) Use: show 
request (n, v) Use: tell, write 
require (v) Use: be necessary 
requirement (n) Use: necessary 
residual (adj) Use: remaining, other 
residue (n) Use: remaining 
resolve (v) Use: find a solution, make a decision 
respective (adj) Use: related, their, its, correct 
respond (v) Use: operate 
responsible (adj) Use: approved, must 
rest (n, v) Use: remaining, is/are 
restart (v) Use: start 
restore (v) Use: put back, repair, paint 
restrain (v) Use: hold, limit, prevent 
restrict (v) Use: decrease, limit, held, prevent, only 
result (v) Use: cause resulting (adj) Use: caused 
resume (v) Use: start 
retain (v) Use: keep, safety 
return (n, v) Use: put, send, go 
reusable (adj) Use: can use again 
reuse (v) Use: use 
reveal (v) Use: show 
reverse (v) Use: turn 

reverse (adj) Use: opposite 
review (n) Use: examine, look 
right-hand (adj) Use: right 
rim (n) Use: edge, Range 
rinse (v) Use: remove, flush 
ripped (adj) Use: damaged 
rise (n, v) Use: increase 
roll (v) Use: move, use a roller 
rope-off (v) Use: put ropes around 
rotary (adj) Use: turn 
rotate (v) Use: turn 
rotation (n) Use: turn 
roughen (v) Use: make rough 
round (adj) Use: circular 
routine (adj) Use: regular, usual 
rule (n) Use: usually 
run (n, v) Use: operate 

S 

safeguard (v) Use: make sure 
salvage (v) Use: keep, collect, repair 
sample (v) Use: get, remove 
satisfy (v) Use: get, occur 
save (v) Use: keep 
scan (v) Use: make a scan, inspection, examine 
scrap (v) Use: discard 
scrape (v) Use: remove 
scratch (v) Use: have/ cause scratches 
screw (v) Use: install, turn, attach with a screw 
scrub (v) Use: clean, remove 
scrupulous (adj) Use: fully 
sealing (n) Use: seal 
search (v, n) Use: look for, examine 
seat (v) Use: put, install, touch, engaged 
secure (adj) Use: attach, install, safety, connect 
seek (v) Use: look for, get 
seem (v) Use: look as if 
seized (adj) Use: can not move, can not turn, caught 
select (v) Use: set 
separate (adj) Use: disconnected, divided, not attached 
separate (v) Use: move apart, isolate 


serious (adj) Use: bad, important, dangerous 
serve (v) Use: control, do 
setting (n) Use: adjustment, position, move, set 
settle (v) Use: stop, go to the bottom 
sever (v) Use: cut 
several (adj) Use: different (give range, quantity, number) 
severe (adj) Use: bad, dangerous 
shall, should (v) Use: must 
shape (v) Use: make in the shape 
sharply (adv) Use: quickly, suddenly 
shift (v) Use: move, change 
shorten (v) Use: make shorter, decrease the length 
should (v) Use: must, if 
shrink (v) Use: make/ become smaller 
shutdown (n, v) Use: stop, close 
sight (n, v) Use: view, see, look, point, examine 
signal (v) Use: tell, give a signal 
significant (adj) Use: important 
silence (v) Use: operate, stop, hear 
similar (adj) Use: almost the same, equivalent 
simple (adj) Use: easy 
simply (adv) Use: easily, only 
simulated (adj) Use: equivalent 
simultaneous (adj) Use: at the same time 
single (adj) Use: one 
sit (v) Use: be on/ against, touch 
situate (v) Use: location, is/are 
size (n) Use: dimension 
skilled (adj) Use: approved 
slack (adj, n) Use: loose 
slacken (v) Use: loosen, release 
slap (v) Use: hit slide (v) Use: move 
slight (adj) Use: small, light, lightly, almost 
slip (v) Use: remove, move 
slotted (adj) Use: has slots 
slow down (v) Use: decrease the speed 
smear (v) Use: put apply 
smooth (v) Use: make smooth 
snag (n) Use: failure, defect 
snag (v) Use: catch 
snap (v) Use: move suddenly 
sniff (v) Use: smell 

soften (v) Use: be/become soft 
softly (adv) Use: with a small amount of force 
soiled (adj) Use: dirty 
solidify (v) Use: become solid 
soluble (adj) Use: becomes a liquid in 
solve (v) Use: find out 
sometimes (adv) Use: not always, possible, possibly 
sort (v) Use: put into groups 
sort (n) Use: type 
space (v) Use: put apart 
spacing (n) Use: distance 
sparingly (adv) Use: small quantity 
spark (v) Use: make sparks 
specific (adj) Use: special, specified 
specify (v) Use: give, show, tell, write 
speech (n) Use: voice, speak 
spill (v) Use: fall, flow on to, leakage 
spin (v) Use: turn quickly 
splice (v) Use: make a splice, attach 
split (v, adj) Use: divide, break, open 
spontaneous (adj) Use: sudden, automatically 
spot (n) Use: mark, stain, point, position, location 
spot (v) Use: see, find 
spray (v) Use: apply with a spray gun 
spread (v) Use: apply 
spring (v) Use: move suddenly, move quickly spurious (adj) Use: unwanted, incorrect 
squarely (adv) Use: at 90 degrees to 
squeeze (v) Use: move, hold 
stability (n) Use: stable 
stabilize (v) Use: become stable 
stage (n) Use: step, time 
stagnate (v) Use: increase, decrease 
stained (adj) Use: stain, dirty 
stamp (v) Use: make/have a mark, identify 
stand (v) Use: move/stay away 
standard (adj) Use: usual, approved 
state (n) Use: condition 
state (v) Use: tell 
static (adj) Use: stopped, stable 
station (v) Use: put 
stationary (adj) Use: stopped, stable 
steady (add) Use: stable, continuously 


steep (adj) Use: x degrees 
steer (v) Use: move 
stencil (v) Use: write 
stick (v) Use: bond, attach 
sticky (adj) Use: tacky 
stiff (adj) Use: rigid, will not turn/move 
stiffness (n) Use: move, turn 
still (adj) Use: stay, move, turn, no motion 
stimulate (v) Use: increase 
stipulated (adj) Use: given, approved, specified 
stir (v) Use: mix 
storage (n) Use: keep 
store (v) Use: keep, put 
stout (adj) Use: strong, solid 
stow (v) Use: put, keep 
straighten (v) Use: make/become straight 
strain (v) Use: put, cause damage 
stress (v) Use: put force, stressed (adj) 
stretch (v) Use: extend, pull, make larger 
strike (v) Use: hit 
strip (v) Use: remove 
striped (adj) Use: show/have lines 
subject (v) Use: apply, make, cause, do 
submerge (v) Use: put into 
submit (v) Use: make, send, do 
subsequent to (pre) Use: after 
substance (n) Use: agent, material 
substitute (adj, n, v) Use: alternative, replace, replacement 
subtraction (n) Use: decrease, subtract 
successive (adj) Use: one after the other 
suggest (v) Use: tell, talk, recommend 
suit (v) Use: agree, be satisfactory for, adapt, adjust 
suitable (adj) Use: applicable, correct, correctly 
sum (v) Use: add, calculate 
superimpose (v) Use: move on top of, align with 
support (n, v) Use: hold 
surplus (adj) Use: too much, not necessary, not used 
surrounding (adj) Use: adjacent, near, on all sides 
survey (v) Use: make an inspection, examine 
suspect (adj, v) Use: think, incorrect, unsatisfactory 
suspend (v) Use: hang, stop 
swallow (v) Use: drink, eat 

sweep (v) Use: make a scan 
sweep (n) Use: scan 
swing (v) Use: move, calibrate 
switch (v) Use: set, turn, push the switch 
synchronize (v) Use: align, adjust, synchronized 

T 

tabulate (v) Use: write 
take (v) Use: move, remove, read, get, follow, do 
talk (v) Use: speak, tell 
tampered (adj) Use: moved, changed, adjusted 
tape (v) Use: put/use tape 
taped (adj) Use: attached, connected, closed with 
tape, written on magnetic tape 
taut (adj) Use: tight 
tear (v) Use: be damaged 
technique (n) Use: procedure 
tend (v) Use: cause 
tension (v) Use: tighten, cause tension 
terminate (v) Use: stop complete 
test (v) Use: do a test 
themselves (pn) change construction (give the name of item) 
theoretical (adj) Use: theory 
therefore (adv) Use: thus 
thin (v) Use: add, mix, make thin 
thorough (adj) Use: full, fully 
threaten (v) Use: be possible, look as if 
throughout (prep) Use: during 
throw (v) Use: fall, hit, discard 
tie (v) Use: attach, hold 
till (con) Use: until 
tilt (v) Use: move/put at an angle 
time (v) Use: measure the time 
tip (v) Use: move, put 
tip (n) Use: end, point 
tone (n) Use: sound 
torn (adj) Use: damaged 
touch (n) Use: touch (v) 
towards (prep) Use: to 
toxic (adj) Use: dangerous, can kill, poisonous 
trace (n, v) Use: find, sign 


track (v) Use: find, monitor 
trained (adj) Use: approved 
transfer (n) Use: movement, supply 
transfer (v) Use: move, put, give, transmit 
transform (v) Use: change 
transition (n) Use: change 
transport (v) Use: move 
trapped (adj) Use: caught 
travel (v) Use: move 
traverse (v) Use: move 
treat (v) Use: put, use, apply, prepared 
treatment (n) Use: paint, apply, layer 
trigger (v) Use: start, cause 
trim (v) Use: cut, move, adjust 
trip (v) Use: open, go, release 
triple (adj) Use: three 
true (adj) Use: correct 
tuck (v) Use: put 
twice (adj, adv) Use: two times 
typical (adj) Use: usual, example 

U 

unable (adj) Use: can not 
unattached (adj) Use: not attached, loose 
unauthorized (adj) Use: not approved 
uncap (v) Use: remove 
unclamp (v) Use: remove, loosen. release 
unclean (adj) Use: not clean, dirty 
unclip (v) Use: remove 
uncoil (v) Use: wind off 
uncontaminated (adj) Use: clean, not dirty 
uncouple (v) Use: loosen, become loose 
uncovered (adj) Use: without a cover, without protection 
underhanded (adj) Use: not necessary, unwanted, caused without input 
under (prep) Use: below, less than, lower than 
underneath (prep) Use: below 
underside (n) Use: bottom 
undertake (v) Use: commanding verb construction 
undesirable (adj) Use: not necessary, unwanted 
undo (v) Use: release, loosen 

undue (adj) Use: not necessary, too much, more 
uneven (adj) Use: not smooth, not symmetrical, not flat 
unfilled (adj) Use: not filled 
unfold (v) Use: open 
uniform (adj) Use: constant, same, equal, correct 
unimportant (adj) Use: not important 
unintentional (adj) Use: accidental, accidentally 
unlatch (v) Use: release open 
unlimited (adj) Use: no limit 
unload (v) Use: remove, release 
unloaded (adj) Use: removed, no load on 
unlock (v) Use: release, open 
unlocked (adj) Use: not locked, open 
unnecessary (adj) Use: not necessary 
unobstructed (adj) Use: not clogged, free, clear 
unpainted (adj) Use: not painted 
unplug (v) Use: remove, disconnect 
unprotected (adj) Use: no protection 
unravel (v) Use: wind off 
unreel (v) Use: wind off 
unrestricted (adj) Use: no limit, free 
unsafe (adj) Use: not safe, dangerous 
unscrew (v) Use: remove, release, loosen 
unseat (v) Use: remove, open, operate 
unshielded (adj) Use: has no shield 
unstable (adj) Use: not stable 
unusable (adj) Use: can not be used, not serviceable 
unused (adj) Use: not used, new 
unwind (v) Use: wind off, removed 
unworked (adj) Use: not worked 
up (adj) Use: up (adv) 
up to (prep) Use: until, as far as, as much as, thru 
upon (prep) Use: on, when 
upper (adj) Use: higher, top 
uppermost (adj) Use: highest upright (adj) Use: vertical 
upwards (adv) Use: up 
urgent (adj) Use: immediately, important, quickly 
usage (n) Use: use 
utilization (n) Use: use 
utilize (v) Use: use 
utmost (adj) Use: much, large 

V
valid (adj) Use: correct, satisfactory, that can be used 
vaporize (v) Use: make into gas, become gas 
variable (adj) Use: change, adjust 
varied (adj) Use: different, changed 
various (adj) Use: different, more than one, all 
vary (v) Use: change, adjust 
ventilate (v) Use: be open to the air 
ventilation (n) Use: air 
verbal (adj) Use: tell, hear 
verify (v) Use: make sure 
via (prep) Use: through 
vibrate (v) Use: shake 
vice versa (adv) Use: opposite, sequence changed 
vicinity (n) Use: near 
view (v) Use: see 
vigorous (adj) Use: fast, heavy, strong, with much force 
visible (adj) Use: see, look 
vital (adj) Use: important, necessary 

W 

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 

wholly (adv) Use; fully 
whose (pn) Use: of which 
wide/er/est (adj) Use: large/er/est 
wipe (v) Use: make clean, make dry, rub 
wire (v) Use: connect 
withdraw (v) Use: remove 
within (prep) Use; in, in less than, in... or less 
withstand (v) Use: go through satisfactorily, be resistant to 
work (v) Use: do 
would (v) Use: will 
wrap (v) Use: wind 
wrapped (adj) Use: wound 
wrong (adj) Use: incorrect, unsatisfactory 

Y 

yet (con) Use: but 

Z 

zero (v) Use: adjust to zero, be at zero 
