Holes Vocab 26-50

Question 1

Rummaging

Answer 1

Digging

Example:
The children were rummaging around in the pantry for cookies and other yummy snacks

Question 2

Hazy

Answer 2

Unclear, misty

Example:
Because of the fog the air looked hazy,so I squinted as I tried to look around

Question 3

Riot

Answer 3

Violent or a wild disorder

Example:
The policemen were summoned when a riot broke out over the weekend

Question 4

Fidgeted

Answer 4

To move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently

Example:
The boy fidgeted nervously as he stood to make a speech in front of the class

Question 5

Refuge

Answer 5

A safe place

Example:
The church tried to be a refuge for the hungry and poor

Question 6

Mirage

Answer 6

Hallucination

Example:
The hiker thought that he saw a pond of water in the middle of the desert but it was only a mirage

Question 7

Protruding

Answer 7

Sticking out

Example

The pregnant woman’s belly was protruding.

Question 8

Precipice

Answer 8

Cliff

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

Question 9

Delirious

Answer 9

Temporarily and mentally unstable

Example

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

Question 10

Inexplicable

Answer 10

Incapable of being explained

Example:

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

Question 11

Astonishment

Answer 11

Great surprise

Example:

With great astonishment realized that our team had actually won the game for the first time that season

Question 12

Precarious

Answer 12

Unstable

Example:

Although the tilt of his skateboard looked Precarious, the professional skater deftly maneuvered it and rode off