Holes Vocab. Ch. 1-25 Flashcards
Stifling
Suffocating
Because there was no air conditioning in the rickety, crowded bus, it felt very stifling, especially on hot days.
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 looked sad and desolate and we hesitated to approach it.
Wearily
Tiredly; with an exhausted look
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 machine was defective and did not work we returned it to the store for a full refund
Barren
Unfruitful
The dessert landscape was very barren and hardly had any greenery.
Engraved
Carved into a hard surface
To make her mothers birthday 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
Expell someone from a place for a legal reason
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 tried to be brave
Defiance
Bold resistance
The child stuck his lower lip in defiance and told his mother that he 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 payed on the ground crying and writhing in pain
Grotesque
Ugly bizarre
The grotesque Halloween mask sat innocently in the corner but frightened me none the less
