Holes Vocab Ch. 26-50 Flashcards
Rummaging
Digging; The children were rummaging around in the pantry for cookies and other yummy snacks.
Hazy
Misty and unclear; Because of the fog, the air looked hazy, so I squinted as I tried to look around.
Riot
Violent and wild disorder; The policemen were summoned when a riot broke out over the weekend.
Fidgeted
Moved around restlessly, nervously, or impatiently; The boy fidgeted nervously as he stood to make speech in front of the class.
Refuge
A safe place; The church tried to be a refuge for the hungry and the poor.
Mirage
Hallucination and something you see that isn’t real; The hiker thought that he saw a pond of water in the middle of the desert, but it was only a mirage.
Protruding
Sticking out; The pregnant woman’s belly was protruding.
Precipice
Cliff; As the group hiked, they looked up to see a giant precipice before them.
Delirious
Temporarily mentally unstable; Because the girl was very ill and had a high fever, she was delirious and said things that made very 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.
Strenuous
Requiring a lot of work or energy; The long hike up the mountain was strenuous, but we were determined to continue, despite our aching muscles.
Outraged
Extremely angry; The girl was outraged when she discovered that her best friend had betrayed her.
Tedious
Very long and tiresome; The boy found the three hours of math homework to be boring and tedious.
