Holes Vocab Flashcards
Stifling
Suffocating it felt very stifling especially on hot days
Perseverance
Steady persistence The child showed an admiration sort of perseverance and his teachers often praised him for it
Desolate
Barren deserted The old house looked abandoned and looked sad and desolate and we hesitated to approach it
Weirdly
Tiredly
At the end of the long day the exhausted mother wearily took a relaxing bath
Despicable
Disgusting disdainful
The traitors crimes were despicable and he received a harsh sentence for his actions
Defective
Having a flaw
Since the washing Mac was defective and did not work we returned it to the store for a full refund.
Barren
Unfruitful
The desert landscape was very barren, and hardly had any greenery.
Engraved
Carved into a hard surface
To make her mother’s birthday girt even more special, Olivia had the necklace engraved with her initials.
Authority
The right to command or control
In the classroom the teacher is a figure of authority.
Evict
To expel someone from a place for legal reasons
Because we couldn’t afford to pay rent our landlord was forced to evict us.
Penetrating
Piercing , sharp
The guilty students squirmed, un easily under his teachers, penetrating glare.
Agony
Extreme pain
When the boy fell off his bike and broke his wrist he was in agony, but he tried to be brave.
Defiance
Bold resistance
The child stuck his bottom lip out in defiance and his other that he was not sleepy and did not want to take a nap.
Writhing
Squirming as if in pain
After my sister accidentally slammed her finger in the car door she lay on the ground crying and writhing around in pain.
Grotesque
Ugly bizarre
The grotesque Halloween mask sat innocently in the dark corner but frightened me nonetheless.
