Holes Vocab Ch 1-25 Flashcards
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 student squirmed uneasily 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.
Barren
Unfruitful
The desert was very barren and hardly had any greenery
Engraved
Carved into to command or control
To make her mothers birthday gift even more special Olivia had the necklace engraved with her initials
Authority
The right to command or control
In the class room the teacher is a figure of authority
Wearily
Tiredly with an exhaust look
At the end of the day of the long day the exhausted mother wearily took a relaxing bath
Defiance
The child stuck his bottom lip out in defiance and told his mother that he was not sleepy and did not want to take a nap.
Writhing
After my sister accidentally slammed her finger in the car door she lay on the ground crying and writhing around in pain
Grotesque
The grotesque Halloween Mask sat innocently in the dark corner but frightened me nonetheless
Stifling
Suffocating
Because there was no air conditioning in the rickety crowded bus it felt very stifling.
Perseverance
Steady persistence
The child showed an admirable sort of perseverance, and his teachers often praised him for it
Desolate
Barren and deserted
The old abandoned house looks sad and desolate and we hesitated to approach it
Despicable
Disdainful
The traders crimes were despicable, and he received a harsh sentence for his actions
Defective
Having a flaw
Since the washing machine was defective and did not work, we returned it to the store for a full refund
