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| GRADING
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(1) To determine the quality level of material. (2) Bring the ground level of a building site to the proper level for construction. |
| GRADING PLAN
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View of an area, with the information for grading and shaping necessary to bring the ground to the proper level for construction. |
| GRADUATE
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To mark with degrees, lines or numbers needed for measuring. |
| GRADUATE REALTOR INSTITUTE (GRI)
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Designation issued by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) to members meeting specific performance and education requirements for residential real estate. |
| GRADUATED-PAYMENT MORTGAGE (GPM)
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Mortgage where the monthly payments are low for the first few years, gradually rise for a few years and then remain fixed. |
| GRADUATION
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The marking of a flask, tube, container, etc. with a series of degrees for measuring. |
| GRAFT
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Process whereby a part (scion) taken from one plant is made to unite with and grown upon another part of a plant (stock). |
| GRAFTING
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The uniting of a short length of stem of one plant onto the root stock of a different plant. This is often done to produce a hardier or more disease resistant plant. Also, it is the process of joining a stem or bud of one plant on to the stem of another. |
| GRAIN
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(1) The natural growth pattern in wood, which gives a specific design. (2) Pattern in which the lattice structure, formed by the crystals produced when liquid metal becomes solid. |
| GRAIN RAISE
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Often, when wood is exposed to water, the wood fibers swell and rise above the surrounding wood. Fine sandpaper is used to sand the fibers off. |
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