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eligible, illegible, ineligible, legible
eligible (EL i juh b'l) (adjective)
Qualified, entitled: Maria is eligible for a secretarial position.
illegible (i LEJ uh b'l) (adjective)
Unreadable: Many people write so carelessly that their writing is illegible.
ineligible (in EL i juh buhl) (adjective)
Descriptive of someone who is neither qualified nor permitted to participate: Because of his low grades, Gary was ineligible for playing on the baseball team.
legible (LEJ uh b'l) (adjective)
Referring to handwriting that is clear and can be easily read and understood: The journals were written in a legible hand by the secretary.

Who would be the most eligible for the new position: The one who had the most legible handwriting but had poor Public Relations skills, or the one who had illegible handwriting but who was great with people?

Finally, it was decided that the person with good handwriting but poor PR skills was ineligible for the position.

This entry is located in the following unit: Confusing Words Clarified: Group E; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. + (page 1)
legible
1. Clear enough to be read; readable.
2. Capable of being easily understood or recognized.
This entry is located in the following units: -ible (page 2) legi-, -leg-, -ligi-, -lig-, -lect-, -lectic, -lection (page 5)
readable, legible
readable (REE duh buhl) (adjective)
Pleasurable, enjoyable; descriptive of written work that contains enthralling information that is interesting to peruse: Kelsey just published a very readable mystery book.
legible (LEJ uh buhl) (adjective)
A plain, distinct, decipherable composition which is plain and easy to read: Elizabeth had very legible handwriting because she practiced when she was in school.

While writing a readable short story for the local newspaper contest, Ingrid used her most legible handwriting.

This entry is located in the following units: -able (page 32) Confusing Words Clarified: Group R; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. + (page 2)