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Holt Vocabulary 5 and 6
Holt Vocab
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English
8th Grade
11/08/2010

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calculation
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the process of using mathematics; careful thinking or planning; an estimate
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gallery
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a long passageway ;the cheapest seats in a theater; a place where paintings are displayed
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customary
Definition
according to custom; habitual; usual
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badger
Definition
a small burrowing animal with short legs and long claws; to pester ; to nag
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vitality
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energy; exuberance; vigor
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intervene
Definition
to come between in order to change a situation; to occur between
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accessory
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something added for looks or convenience; equipment; one who knowingly aids in a crime
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valor
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boldness ; courage; bravery
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complement
Definition
that which completes; number needed to complete ; a complete set; to complete; to add to
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convert
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to change; to change or persuade someone to change to a new belief; one who has changed, as to a religion
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fragile
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easily broken or damaged; delicate; frail
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harmonious
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made up or parts that are orderly and pleasing; agreeable; showing agreement in attitudes, feelings, and so on
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pulverize
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to grind or crush to powder; to break into small pieces; to demolish
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glorify
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to give glory to; to honor; to make something seem better than it actually is
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attain
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to gain by hard work; to achieve; to reach
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incomparable
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not capable of being compared; incapable of being equaled; matchless
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adjacent
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adjoining; close to
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artisan
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a worker with a special manual skill in trade or industry
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deceased
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dead; a dead person or persons
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multicolored
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having many colors
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