Holes Vocab Ch 26-50

Question 1

Rummaging

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Hazy

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Riot

Answer 3

Violent or wild disorder
The policemen were summoned when a riot broke out over the weekend!

Question 4

Fidgeted

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Refuge

Answer 5

A safe space
The church tried to be a refuge for the hungry and the poor!

Question 6

Mirage

Answer 6

Hallucination; seeing something that is 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 7

Protruding

Answer 7

Sticking out,
The pregnant woman’s belly was protruding.

Question 8

Precipice

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Delirious

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Strenuous

Answer 10

Requiring a lot of work and energy,
The long hike up the mountain was strenuous, but we were determined to continue, despite our aching muscles.

Question 11

Outraged

Answer 11

Extremely angry,
The girl was outraged when she discovered that her best friend had betrayed her.

Question 12

Tedious

Answer 12

Long and tiresome,
The boy found the three hours of math homework to be boring and tedious.

Question 13

Inexplicable

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Astonishment

Answer 14

Great surprise,