Hole Vocab Ch 26-50

Question 1

Fidgeted

Answer 1

To move about nervously or impatiently.
The boy fidgeted nervously as he stood to make a speech in front of the class.

Question 2

Refuge

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Mirage

Answer 3

Hallucination - seeing something that’s not there.
The hiker thought that he saw a pond of water in the middle of the desert but it was only a mirage.

Question 4

Rummaging

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Hazy

Answer 5

Unclear misty
Because of the fog the air looked hazy so I squinted as I tried to look around.

Question 6

Riot

Answer 6

Violent crazy while is order
The police men were summoned when a riot broke out over the weekend.

Question 7

Protruding

Answer 7

Sticking out
The pregnant women belly was protruding

Question 8

Precipice

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Delirious

Answer 9

Temporarily
Because the girl was very ill and had a high fever she was very dioecious.

Question 10

Inexplicable

Answer 10

Incapable of being explained
Even though the day had been through I felt and inexplainable.

Question 11

Astonishment

Answer 11

Great surprise
With great astonishment I realized that out team actually won the first time

Question 12

Precarious

Answer 12

Unstable
Although the tilt of his skateboard looked precarious.

Question 13

Strenuous

Answer 13

Requiring a lot of work an energy
Th long hike

Question 14

Outraged

Answer 14

Extremely angry

Question 15

Tedious

Answer 15

Long tiresome