Ch 26-50 Holes Flashcards

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Fidgeted

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Move about restlessly nervously
The boy fidgeted nervously as he stood to make a speech in front of the class.

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Refuge

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A safe place
The church tried to be a refuge for the hungry and the poor.

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Mirage

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Hallucination
The hiker thought he saw a pond of water in the middle of the desert but it was only a mirage.

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Rummaging

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Digging
The children were rummaging around the pantry for cookies and other yummy snacks.

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Hazy

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Misty unclear
Because of the fog the air looked hazy so I squinted as I tried to look around

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Riot

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Violent wild disorder
The policemen were summoned when a riot broke out over the weekend.

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Protruding

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Sticking out

The pregnant womans belly was protruding

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8
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Precipice

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Cliff
As the group hiked, they looked up to see a giant precipice before them

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Delirious

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Temporary mentally unstable

Because the girl was very ill and had a high fever she was delirious and said things that made a little sense

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Inexplicable

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Incapable Of being explained

Even though the day had been tough, I felt an inexplicable burst of joy inside of me as I looked around at my family

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Astonishment

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Great surprise

With great astonishment, I realize that our team had actually won the game for the first time

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Precarious

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Unsafe
Although the tilt of his skateboard looked precarious the professional skater deftly maneuvered it and rode off

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Strenuous

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Requiring a lot of work and energy

The long hike up the mountain was strenuous, but we were determined to continue despite our aching muscles .

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Outraged

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Extremely angry

The girl was outraged when she discovered that her best friend had betrayed her .

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Tedious

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Long and tiresome

The boy found the three hours of math homework to be boring and tedious

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