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||**Word**<br>**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**<br>**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|
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||**instead of (prep) — UNNAPPROVED**|ALTERNATIVE (n)|YOU CAN USE A<br>CLEAN PLASTIC BAG<br>AS AN ALTERNATIVE<br>TO THE SPECIFIED<br>CONTAINER.|You can use a clean<br>plastic bag instead of the<br>specified container.|
||**INSTRUCTION (n)**|A command that you<br>must obey|IF YOU DO NOT OBEY<br>THIS INSTRUCTION,<br>DAMAGE CAN OCCUR.|
||**INSTRUMENT (n)**|An item which measures<br>and/or shows|ALL THE<br>INSTRUMENTS ARE<br>ON THE LEFT<br>QUARTER PANEL.|
||**insufficient (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|NOT SUFFICIENT|IF THIS STEP IS NOT<br>SUFFICIENT TO STOP<br>THE LEAKAGE,<br>REPLACE THE<br>ACTUATOR.|If this step is insufficient<br>to stop the leakage,<br>replace the actuator.|
||**INSULATION (n)**|A material that helps to<br>prevent the movement of<br>energy|MAKE SURE THAT<br>YOU DO NOT CAUSE<br>DAMAGE TO THE<br>INSULATION.|
||**insure (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|MAKE SURE (v)|MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>WORK BENCH IS<br>CLEAN.|Insure that the work<br>bench is clean.|
||**intact (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|NOT DAMAGED|MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>WINDSCREEN IS NOT<br>DAMAGED.|Make sure the<br>windscreen is intact.|
||**integral (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|PART (n)|THE PIN IS A PART OF<br>THE PUMP.|The pin is integral with<br>the pump.|
||**INTENSITY (n)**|The quantity of strength,<br>force, or energy|OPERATE THE<br>DIMMER SWITCH AND<br>MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>INTENSITY OF THE<br>LIGHT CHANGES.|
||**INTERCHANGE (v),**<br>**INTERCHANGES,**<br>**INTERCHANGED,**<br>**INTERCHANGED**|To put or use each of<br>two things in the place of<br>the other without change|INTERCHANGE THE<br>No. 1 AND No. 2<br>COMPUTERS. THEN<br>DO THE TEST AGAIN.|

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||**INTERCHANGE-**<br>**ABLE (adj)**|That you can<br>interchange|RELAYS 2YG AND 8YG<br>ARE FULLY<br>INTERCHANGEABLE<br>ITEMS.|
||**interconnect (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|CONNECT (v)|THE PIPES CONNECT<br>SYSTEM A TO<br>SYSTEM B.|The pipes interconnect<br>system A and system B.|
||**INTERFACE (n)**|The connection between<br>two systems or<br>components|CLEAN THE<br>INTERFACE BETWEEN<br>THE COMPUTER AND<br>THE SENSOR.|
||**interfere (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|HIT (v)|IF YOU INSTALL THE<br>UPPER DRAG STRUT<br>WITH THE HEAD<br>DOWN, IT WILL HIT<br>THE LOWER DRAG<br>STRUT DURING<br>RETRACTION.|Placing the upper drag<br>strut upside down makes<br>it interfere with the lower<br>drag strut.|
|||CATCH (v)|MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>RODS CANNOT CATCH<br>ON THE FLAPS.|Make sure the rods<br>cannot interfere with the<br>flaps.|
|||TOUCH (v)|IF THE BRACKET<br>TOUCHES THE PLATE,<br>REMOVE THE<br>UNWANTED MATERIAL<br>WITH A FILE.|Should the bracket<br>interfere with the plate,<br>remove surplus material<br>with a file.|
|||INTERFERENCE (TN)|MAKE SURE THAT<br>THERE IS NO<br>INTERFERENCE<br>BETWEEN THE RADAR<br>AND THE TACTICAL<br>AIR NAVIGATION<br>SYSTEM (TACAN).|Ensure that the radar<br>does not interfere with<br>the Tactical Air<br>Navigation System<br>(TACAN).|

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||**interference (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|HIT (v)|IF YOU INSTALL THE<br>UPPER DRAG STRUT<br>WITH THE HEAD<br>DOWN, IT WILL HIT<br>THE LOWER DRAG<br>STRUT DURING<br>RETRACTION.|Placing the upper drag<br>strut upside down<br>causes interference with<br>the lower drag strut.|
|||CATCH (v)|MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>RODS CANNOT CATCH<br>ON THE FLAPS.|<br>Make sure that there is<br>no interference between<br>the rods and the flaps.|
|||TOUCH (v)|MAKE SURE THAT THE<br>LOCKING WIRE DOES<br>NOT TOUCH THE<br>LEVER.|Ensure that there is no<br>interference between the<br>locking wire and the<br>lever.|
|||This word can be<br>a technical noun<br>or part of a<br>technical noun.|MAKE SURE THAT<br>YOU DO NOT HEAR<br>INTERFERENCE IN<br>THE 400 Hz BAND.|
||**interior (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|INTERNALLY (adv)|EXAMINE THE TANK<br>INTERNALLY.|Examine the interior of<br>the tank.|
|||INTERNAL (adj)|APPLY A SMALL<br>QUANTITY OF<br>LUBRICANT TO THE<br>INTERNAL SIDE OF<br>THE VALVE HOUSING.|Apply a small quantity of<br>lubricant to the interior of<br>the valve housing.|
||**intermediate (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|MIDDLE (adj)|PUT THE LEVER IN<br>THE MIDDLE<br>POSITION.|Put the lever in<br>intermediate position.|
|||BETWEEN (prep)<br>Give the limits.|WHEN THE INPUT<br>LEVER IS BETWEEN<br>5 AND 10 mm,<br>MEASURE THE<br>PISTON EXTENSION.|When the input lever is<br>in an intermediate<br>position, measure the<br>piston extension.|

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||**INTERMITTENT**<br>**(adj)**|That stops and starts<br>again, not continuous|THIS CAUSES<br>INTERMITTENT<br>OPERATION OF THE<br>WARNING LIGHTS.|
||**INTERMITTENTLY**<br>**(adv)**|In an intermittent manner|THE LIGHT COMES ON<br>INTERMITTENTLY.|
||**INTERNAL (adj)**|Of, or on, the inner side<br>and inner space|MAKE SURE THAT<br>FUEL COMES OUT OF<br>THE INTERNAL<br>EJECTORS.|
||**INTERNALLY (adv)**|Of, or on, the inner side<br>and inner space|USE A BORESCOPE<br>TO EXAMINE THE<br>COMBUSTOR<br>INTERNALLY.|
||**interrupt (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|STOP (v)|DO NOT STOP THE<br>TEST.|Do not interrupt the test.|
||**intersect (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|INTERSECTION (TN)|DRILL A HOLE AT THE<br>INTERSECTIONS OF<br>THE TWO LINES.|Drill a hole where the<br>two lines intersect.|
||**INTERVAL (n)**|A distance or gap<br>between two points in<br>space or time|DO THE TEST AT<br>FIVE-MINUTE<br>INTERVALS.|
||**INTO (prep)**|1.<br>Movement to<br>something and<br>access to it|IF AN OBJECT FALLS<br>INTO THE OPENING,<br>DAMAGE TO THE<br>ENGINE CAN OCCUR.|
|||2.<br>Function word that<br>shows change,<br>condition, result|THE PARTS OF THE<br>STRUCTURE ARE<br>DIVIDED INTO THREE<br>GROUPS.|
||**investigate (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|INVESTIGATION (n)|DO AN<br>INVESTIGATION TO<br>FIND THE CAUSE OF<br>THE FUEL LEAKAGE.|Investigate the cause of<br>the fuel leakage.|
||**INVESTIGATION**<br>**(n)**|An official and accurate<br>inquiry or research|THE TASK TEAM<br>STARTED THE<br>INVESTIGATION TO<br>FIND THE CAUSE OF<br>THE ACCIDENT.|

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