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5th Grade
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abstain (v) | to hold back from an activity by choice; to hold back from voting |
contain (v) | to hold; to have within |
detain (v) | to hold back; to delay; to keep from proceeding |
detention (n) | a period of time in which someone is held back; a form of punishment by holding someone after school hours |
extend (v) | to hold out; to unbend; to stretch or spread out; to offer |
patent (n) | legal owndership of an invention held by the creator; exclusive right or ownership |
retainer (n) | something that holds something else in; a device that holds something in |
tenant (n) | a holder of land rights; a person who holds the right to live in a residence; an occupant |
tendon (n) | a band of tough fibrous tissue that holds a muscle to a bone |
tentative (adj) | holding back on the final decision; uncertain; hesitant; not fully agreed upon |