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||**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

||---|---|---|---|

||**place (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|PUT (v)|PUT THE MANIFOLD IN
POSITION.|Place the manifold in
position.|
||**PLAY (n)**|Free movement, the
length or dimension of
this movement|THE AXIAL PLAY
BETWEEN THE TWO
GEARS MUST BE LESS
THAN 0.05 mm.|
||**plot (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|MAKE (v)
(A PLOT [TN])|MAKE A PLOT OF
THESE POINTS.|Plot these points.
||**plug (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|CONNECT (v)|CONNECT THE
MICROPHONE TO THE
JACK.|Plug the microphone into
the jack.
|||SEAL (v)
(WITH A PLUG [TN] OR
PLUGS [TN])|SEAL THE TUBE WITH
A PLUG.|Plug the tube.
||**PLUS (prep)**|With the addition of|INCREASE THE
PRESSURE IN THE
SHOCK ABSORBER TO
85.5 bar, PLUS OR
MINUS 2.7 bar.|
||**PNEUMATIC (adj)**|Related to, or operated
by gas pressure|INSTALL THE
PNEUMATIC
CONTROLLER.|
||**PNEUMATICALLY**
**(adv)**|With pneumatic power|SOME VALVES IN THE
SYSTEM OPERATE
PNEUMATICALLY.|
||**POINT (n)**|1.
A sharp or tapered
end|PUT THE POINT OF
THE TOOL IN THE
SLOT.|
|||2.
An accurate location|ON THE FLANGE,
MEASURE THE
DISTANCE BETWEEN
POINTS "A" AND "B."|
||**POINT (v),**
**POINTS,**
**POINTED,**
**POINTED**|1.
To show the
position or direction
of|MAKE SURE THAT THE
ARROW ON THE
CHECK VALVE POINTS
AWAY FROM THE
GROUND SUPPLY
DUCT.|
|||2.
To turn something in
a specified direction|
DO NOT POINT THE
COMPRESSED AIR
NOZZLE AT YOUR
SKIN.|

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||**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

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||**POISONOUS (adj)**|That contains poison|DO NOT SWALLOW
LUBRICATING OIL. IT
IS POISONOUS.|
||**POLISH (v),**
**POLISHES,**
**POLISHED,**
**POLISHED**|To make smooth or
shiny|POLISH THE WINDOW
PANE WITH A SOFT
CLOTH.|
||**poor (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|UNSATISFACTORY
(adj)|IF SYSTEM
PERFORMANCE IS
UNSATISFACTORY,
EXAMINE CIRCUIT A.|If system performance is
poor, examine circuit A.
|||DEFECTIVE (adj)|DEFECTIVE
CONTACTS CAN
CAUSE A FAILURE OF
THE UNIT.|Poor contacts can cause
a failure of the unit.
|||UNSERVICEABLE (adj)|IF THE PART IS
UNSERVICEABLE,
REPLACE IT.|If the condition of the
part is poor, replace it.
||**pop (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|OPEN (v)|IF THE CIRCUIT
BREAKER OPENS,
DE-ENERGIZE THE
CIRCUIT.|If the circuit breaker
pops, de-energize the
circuit.
|||PROTRUDE (v)|IF THE POP-OUT
INDICATOR
PROTRUDES,
REPLACE THE FILTER
ELEMENT.|If the pop-out indicator
pops out, replace the
filter element.
|||OUT (adv)|IF THE INDICATOR
BUTTON CAME OUT,
REPLACE THE FILTER.|If the indicator button
popped out, replace the
filter.
||**port (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|LEFT (adj)|REMOVE THE WING TIP
BRAKE FROM THE
LEFT WING.|
Remove the wing tip
brake from the port
wing.
||**portion (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|PIECE (n)|REMOVE ALL THE
PIECES OF THE
DAMAGED
INSULATION.|Remove all portions of
the damaged insulation.
|||PART (n)|ISOLATE THE
DEFECTIVE PART OF
THE CIRCUIT.|Isolate the defective
portion of the circuit.

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||**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

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||**POSITION (n)**|The attitude or setting of
something that you can
adjust, or the place or
site where you put
something|SET THE SWITCH TO
THE CORRECT
POSITION.

||ON THE CENTER
PEDESTAL, MAKE
SURE THAT THE
WARNING NOTICES
ARE IN POSITION.|
||**position (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|PUT (v)|PUT THE BRACKET ON
THE FRAME.|Position the bracket on
the frame.
|||SET (v)|SET THE SWITCH TO
"ON."|Position the switch to
ON.
||**POSSIBLE (adj)**|That can occur|IF YOU DO NOT USE A
PROTECTIVE COVER,
DAMAGE TO THE
SURFACE IS
POSSIBLE.|
||**POSSIBLY (adv)**|That can occur|IF YOU CANNOT
ENGAGE THE ROD
AND THE PISTON, THE
LENGTH OF THE NEW
ROD IS POSSIBLY
INCORRECT.|
||**potential (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|POSSIBLE (adj)|PUT BARRIERS
AROUND ALL THE
POSSIBLE DANGER
AREAS.|Put barriers around all
the potential danger
areas.
||**pour (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|PUT (v)|PUT THE MIXTURE
INTO THE CYLINDER.|Pour the mixture into the
cylinder.
||**power (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|SUPPLY (v)|THE BATTERY
SUPPLIES POWER TO
THE CIRCUITS.|The battery powers the
circuits.
||**PRECAUTION (n)**|That which you do to
prevent injury and/or
damage|OBEY THESE
PRECAUTIONS.|
||**precautionary**
**(adj)**|PRECAUTION (n)|OBEY THESE
PRECAUTIONS.|Take these precautionary
measures.
||**precede (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|BEFORE (conj)|BEFORE YOU APPLY
THE TAPE, CLEAN THE
SURFACE.|Application of the tape
must be preceded by
cleaning of the surface.|

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||**Word**
**(part of speech)**|**Approved meaning/**
**ALTERNATIVES**|**STE EXAMPLE**|**Non-STE example**|

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||**precise (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|ACCURATE (adj)|THE GYRO
ADJUSTMENT MUST
BE ACCURATE.|The gyro requires precise
adjustment.
||**precisely (adv) — UNNAPPROVED**|ACCURATELY (adv)|ADJUST THE ANGLE
OF THE CAMERA
ACCURATELY.|The angle of the camera
must be adjusted
precisely.
||**PRECISION (n)**|The quality of being
accurate|THE TEMPERATURE
OF THE OIL HAS AN
EFFECT ON THE
PRECISION OF THE
OIL LEVEL INDICATOR.|
||**preferable (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|RECOMMEND (v)|IT IS POSSIBLE TO MIX
APPROVED ENGINE
OILS OF THE SAME
TYPE. BUT THE
STANDARD
PRACTICES MANUAL
RECOMMENDS THAT
YOU ALWAYS USE
THE SAME TYPE OF
ENGINE OIL.|It is possible to mix
approved engine oils of
the same type, but.
according to the
Standard Practices
Manual. it is always
preferable to use the
same type of engine oil.
||**preferably (adv) — UNNAPPROVED**|IF IT IS POSSIBLE|IF IT IS POSSIBLE,
APPLY THIS ADHESIVE
OUTDOORS.|Preferably, apply this
adhesive outdoors.
||**preheat (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|HEAT (n)|BEFORE YOU START
THIS PROCEDURE,
APPLY HEAT TO THE
AREA WITH A HEAT
LAMP.|Preheat the area with a
heat lamp.
||**preload (v) — UNNAPPROVED**|LOAD (TN)|BEFORE YOU START
THIS PROCEDURE,
APPLY A LOAD OF
10 lb TO THE SPRING.|Preload the spring to
10 lb.
||**premature (adj) — UNNAPPROVED**|BEFORE (conj)|IF THE VALVE OPENS
BEFORE THE SET
PRESSURE, STOP THE
TEST.|If the valve opening is
premature, stop the test.
||**prematurely (adv) — UNNAPPROVED**|BEFORE (conj)|IF THE VALVE OPENS
BEFORE THE SET
PRESSURE, STOP THE
TEST.|If the valve opens
prematurely, stop the
test.
||**preparation (n) — UNNAPPROVED**|PREPARE (v)|PREPARE THE
MIXTURE 20 MINUTES
BEFORE YOU USE IT.|Mixture preparation must
be accomplished
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