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

Misty; unclear

Because of the fog, the air look hazy, so I squinted as I tried to look around.

Question 3

Riot

Answer 3

Violent, or wild disorder

The policeman were summoned when a riot broke out over the weekend.

Question 4

Fidgeted

Answer 4

Nervously

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

Question 5

Refuge

Answer 5

A safe place

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

Question 6

Mirage

Answer 6

Hallucination

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 a giant precipice before them.

Question 9

Delirious

Answer 9

Temporarily mentally

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