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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
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| **drop (v) — UNNAPROVED** | FALL (v) PARTICLES THAT FALL Particles that drop into INTO THE INTAKE CAN the intake may cause CAUSE DAMAGE. damage. |
| **DECREASE (v)** | THE PRESSURE The pressure drops as DECREASES WHILE the tires cool. THE TIRES BECOME COOL. |
| **DRY (adj)** | Without liquid or MAKE SURE THAT THE (DRIER, moisture SURFACE IS DRY. DRIEST) |
| **DRY (v)** | , To remove liquid or DRY THE FILTER IN AN DRIES, moisture, or to become OVEN. DRIED, dry DRIED LET THE PAINT DRY AT THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. |
| **due to (prep) — UNNAPROVED** | BECAUSE OF (prep) BECAUSE OF THE Due to the small SMALL DIAMETER OF diameter of the hole, the THE HOLE, THE FLOW flow is low. IS LOW. |
| **BECAUSE (conj)** | THE SHAFT MOVED The shaft moved due to BECAUSE THE the actuator action. ACTUATOR OPERATED. |
| **dull (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | DIM (adj) THE LAMP COMES ON The lamp comes on with WITH A DIM LIGHT. a dull light. |
| **MATT (adj)** | THE LETTERS WILL BE The letters will be dull MATT BLACK ON black on a white WHITE. background. |
| **duration (n) — UNNAPROVED** | DURING (prep) DO NOT MAKE Do not make ADJUSTMENTS adjustments for the DURING THIS TEST. duration of this test. |
| **DURING (prep)** | In or for a specified time MONITOR THE INDICATIONS DURING THE RETRACTION TEST. |
| **dust (v) — UNNAPROVED** | APPLY (v) APPLY TALCUM Dust the area with POWDER TO THE talcum powder. AREA. |

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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **EACH (adj)** | Every one of two or MAKE SURE THAT THE more objects or persons, SWITCH IN EACH seen together as a group PANEL IS SET TO but identified separately "OFF." |
| **EACH (pron)** | Every one of two or INSTALL TWO more objects or persons, SPACERS, EACH seen together as a group WITH A THICKNESS but identified separately OF 3.5 mm. EACH OTHER Each of two or more in WHEN YOU REMOVE (pron) reciprocal action or THE PROBES, DO NOT relation LET THEM TOUCH EACH OTHER. |
| **early (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | SHORT (adj) IF THE FILTERS If the filters clog at an BECOME CLOGGED unusually early stage, AFTER AN send them to the UNUSUALLY SHORT laboratory for analysis of TIME, SEND THEM TO the contamination. THE LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS OF THE CONTAMINATION. |
| **earth (n) — UNNAPROVED** | GROUND (n) MAKE SURE THAT THE Make sure the electric ELECTRICAL SUPPLY supply goes to earth. GOES TO GROUND. |
| **earth (v) — UNNAPROVED** | GROUND (v) MAKE SURE THAT THE Make sure the fuel tanks FUEL TANKS ARE are correctly earthed. CORRECTLY GROUNDED. |
| **ease (n) — UNNAPROVED** | EASILY (adv) MAKE SURE THAT The handle must move YOU CAN MOVE THE with ease. HANDLE EASILY. |
| **EASY (adj)** | MAKE SURE THAT IT The handle must move IS EASY TO MOVE THE with ease. HANDLE. |
| **ease (v) — UNNAPROVED** | CAREFULLY REMOVE CAREFULLY REMOVE Ease the trim cover from THE TRIM COVER the adhesive tape. FROM THE ADHESIVE TAPE. CAREFULLY MOVE CAREFULLY MOVE Ease the pipe into the THE PIPE INTO THE right position. CORRECT POSITION. |

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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
Word Approved meaning/
(part of speech) ALTERNATIVES STE EXAMPLE Non-STE example

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **EASILY (adv)** | Without difficulty OXIDATION OCCURS VERY EASILY. |
| **EASY (adj)** | Without difficulty USE THE LEFT (EASIER, OPENING FOR EASY EASIEST) ACCESS. |
| **EAT (v)** | , To consume food DO NOT EAT IN THE EATS, WORK AREA. ATE No other verb For safety forms. instructions, use: |
| **SWALLOW (v)** | DO NOT SWALLOW Do not eat the potting THE POTTING compound. COMPOUND. |
| **EDGE (n)** | A line that is the THE DISTANCE intersection of two BETWEEN THE EDGE surfaces of a solid object OF THE PANEL AND THE PARTITION MUST NOT BE MORE THAN 0.05 mm. |
| **EFFECT (n)** | The result of a cause WHEN DUST MIXES WITH OIL, IT HAS AN ABRASIVE EFFECT. |
| **effect (v) — UNNAPROVED** | DO (v) DO THE TIGHTENING Effect the tightening PROCEDURE. procedure. |
| **effective (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | GOOD (adj) THIS MATERIAL GIVES This material provides GOOD PROTECTION effective protection from FROM CORROSION. corrosion. |
| **efficacious (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | GOOD (adj) THIS IS A GOOD This is an efficacious PROCEDURE TO way to remove paint. REMOVE PAINT. |
| **efficient (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | SATISFACTORY (adj) THE TRANSMISSION The Transmission CONTROL PROTOCOL Control Protocol is not IS NOT SATISFACTORY efficient for the FOR THE transmission of TRANSMISSION OF interactive traffic. INTERACTIVE TRAFFIC. |
