Holes Vocab. Ch. 26-50 Flashcards
Refuge
A safe place
The church tried to be a refuge for the poor and hungry.
Fidgeted
Moved about restlessly
The boy fidgeted nervously as he stood to make a speech in front of the class.
Mirage
Hallucination
The hiker thought he saw a pond of water in the desert but it was only a mirage.
Hazy
Misty unclear
Because of the fog the air looked hazy so I squinted as I tried to look around.
Riot
Violence wild disorder
The police men were summoned when a riot broke out over the weekend.
Rummaging
Digging
The children were rummaging around in the pantry for cookies and other yummy snacks.
Protruding
Sticking out
The pregnant woman’s belly was protruding.
Precipice
A cliff
As the group hiked they looked up to see a giant precipice before them.
Delirious
Temporary mentally unstable
Because the girl was very ill and had a high fever she was delirious and said things that made little sense.
Inexplicable
Incapable of being explained
Even though the day had been tough I felt an inexplicable burst of joy inside of me as I looked around at my family.
Astonishment
Great surprise
With great astonishment I realized that our team had actually won the game for the first time that season.
Precarious
Unstable
Although the tilt of his skateboard looked precarious the professional skater deftly maneuvered it and rode off.
