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⌠ Glossary of synonyms for the Readability program. Parts of the glossary may be omitted by enclosing the relevant sections between "fish-hooks" as shown here. Use capitals for key words. If a word is terminated with a space, a search will be made for words having the same initial letter as that word. The optional text with comments following the word may consist of up to 40 characters. Installation of glossary: If DOS 3.0 or later is used, the glossary should preferably be entered in the same directory as the program itself, or on the directory which is current when the program is started. The file should be called SYNLIST.RDB. For DOS versions prior to 3.0 the glossary should be in the directory which is current when the program is started. The file should be called SYNLIST.RDB. An optional glossary can be selected with a parameter on command line or command file, example: L=C:\RIX\OWNSYN.RDB After the fish-hook you can enter your list of synonyms. ⌡ ACCOMPLISHED done ACCORDINGLY so, then ADDITIONALLY too, also ADDITIONALLY too, also AFFECT affect or effect? AFTERWARDS afterward? AGGRAVATE make worse ALLOCATE distribute ALLOW# permit? ALLUSION allusion or illusion? ALTERATION change ALTERNATELY alternately or alternative? ALTERNATIVE choice, option AMELIORATE make better, improve ANTECEDENTS personal history ANTICIPATE expect ANYPLACE anywhere (?) APPROPRIATE proper, set aside APPROXIMATELY about APT likely? ASCERTAIN find out, learn, make sure ASCERTAIN learn, find out ASSURE assure or ensure? AUGMENT increase AUTHORESS (a needless word) AVOCATION do you mean vocation? BACKWARDS backward or backwards? BENEFICIAL helpful BENEFIT help BESIDE# beside or besides? BESIDES besides or beside? BI-WEEKLY bi-weekly or semi-weekly ? BIANNUAL biannual or biennial? BIENNIAL biennial or biannual? BOYFRIEND friend BUTCHER meat cutter CALCULATED likely? CANDIDATE aspirant? CAPACITY ability CASKET coffin? CASUALTIES losses? CEMENT cement or concrete? CENSOR censor or censure? CENSURE censure or censor? CHILDISH childish or childlike? CHILDLIKE childlike or childish? CHINAMAN Chinese CITIZEN civilian? CLAIM say, assert CLIMACTIC climatic or climactic? CLIMATIC climatic or climactic? COFFEEPOT coffee maker COLORED Black COMMENCE begin? COMPRISE make up CONCLUDE decide? CONCRETE concrete or cement? CONSCIOUS aware? CONSENT assent? CONSOLIDATE unite, join CONTINUAL continual or continuous? CONTINUOUS continuous or continual? CORRESPOND match, agree CREATED caused? CREDIBLE credible or credulous? CREDULOUS credulous or credible? CRITERIA (criterion is singular) CRITICALLY seriously CURIOUS# odd, singular CUSTOM# habit DECEASE die DECIDEDLY very DECLARED said DEFINITELY definitively? DEMISE death DEMONSTRATION show DEMOTE reduce DEPRECATE deprecate or depreciate? DESIGNATE name, select DETERMINE decide DIFFICULT hard DILAPIDATED ruined DISINTEREST (do you mean uninterested?) DISTINCTLY distinctively? DIVORCED newly single DONATE give DPRECIATE depreciate or deprecate? ECHELON level EFFECT effect or affect? ELEMENTARY simple, basic EMIGRATE emigrate or immigrate? EMINENT eminent or imminent? EMPLOYÉ emplyee ENDEAVOR attempt, try ENDORSE approve? ENSURE ensure or assure? EPIDEMIC epizootic? EQUIVALENT equal ESSENTIAL necessary EVERYPLACE (do you mean everywhere?) EX-HUSBAND former husband EXECUTIVE secret EXHIBIT show EXPECTORATE spit FABRICATE make, build FACILITATE help, make easy FAMILIAR well known FARTHER farther or further? FEMININE female FIRSTLY (and then secondly)? FLAUNT flaunt or flout? FLOUT flout or flaunt? FOREBEARS ancestors FORMALLY formally or formerly? FORMERLY formerly or formally? FREQUENTLY often FUNNIES comics FURTHER further or farther? FURTHERMORE also, too GENERALLY usually? GENT# Gentleman GENTS Gentlemen GIRLFRIEND friend GRATUITOUS Unvarranted GRAVEYARD cemetery GROOM bridegroom GUBERNATORIAL ? HANGED (.. hung on the wall) HEALTHFUL healthful or healthy? HEALTHY healthy? healthful? wholesome? HEBREW Jew HEREAFTER henceforth HISTORIC historic or historical? HOPEFULLY I hope HOWEVER but, though ILLUSION illusion or allusion? IMMIGRATE immigrate or emigrate? IMMINENT imminent or eminent? IMPLEMENT effect, tool IMPLY imply or infer? IMPRACTICAL impractical or impracticable? IMPRACTICABLE impracticable or impractical? INAUGURATE begin INCORPORATE join INCUMBENT obligatory INDIVIDUAL person? INFER infer or imply? INFLAMMABLE nonflammable INGENIOUS ingenious or ingenuous? INGENUOUS ingenuous or ingenious? INNOVATION change INSIGNIFICANT small INSOLUBLE unsolvable JACKIES sailors JUVENILE child KLEENEX facial tissue LENGTHWAYS lengthwise LENIENCY lenity LIABLE likely? LIMITED small LUXURIANT luxuriant or luxurious? LUXURIOUS luxurious or luxuriant? MALTREAT mistreat? MANPOWER human energy MANSION house MARTIAL marital or martial? MASCULINE male MEANTIME meantime or meanwhile? MEANWHILE meanwhile or meantime? MIDDLE-AGE midlife MISTREAT maltreat? MODIFICATION change MONARCH king MORAL moral or morale? NECESSARIES means NECESSARY needed NECESSITIES necessaries NOISOME noisome or noisy? NOISY noisy or noisome? NUMEROUS many, some OBJECTIVE aim, goal OBSERVING noting, seeing OBVIOUS plain, clear ONGOING present ORIGINAL# first PARTIALLY partly PECULIAR odd PERSECUTE persecute or prosecute? POETESS (a needless word) POSSESS have PRACTICABLE can be done PREDICATE found, base PREVENTATIVE preventive PRIMARY first, main, major PRODUCE make PRODUCING making PROPENSITY tendency PROSECUTE prosecute or persecute? PROVERBIAL familiar PROVIDED given RECOLLECT remember? REGRETFULLY regretfully or regrettably? REGRETTABLY regrettably or regretfully? REMIT# send REMITS# sends REPUDIATE deny REQUIREMENT need REQUISITE needed RESIDE# live RESIDENCE house RESIDES# lives RETAINING keeping, holding REVERENCE revere RUINATION ruin SECOND-HANDED second-hand SECURE# get, obtain, procure SELF-CONFESSED confessed SENSATION# emotion SETTLE# pay? SETTLES# pay? SIDE-HILL hill-side SIDEWAYS sidewise SNEAKERS running shoes STANDPOINT point of view STEWARDESS flight attendant SUBSEQUENT next?, later? or after? SUBSTANTIATE prove SWITCHBOARD console TECHNICALITIES details TERMINATION end conclusion THEREFORE so THRILLING (Who thinks so?) TRANSACTION action TRANSCRIPTION copy TRANSPIRE occur UNDER-HANDED under-hand UTILIZE use VERBAL# oral WITNESS# see?