Holes Vocab Chapters 26-50 Flashcards
Rummaging
Digging
The children were rummaging around in the pantry for cookies and other yummy snacks
Hazy
Misty, unclear
Because of the fog, the air looked hazy, so I squinted as I tried to look around
Riot
Violent, wild disorder
The policemen were summoned when a riot broke out the weekend
Fidgeted
Moved about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently
The boy fidgeted nervously as he stood to make a speech in front of the class
Refuge
A safe place
The church tried to be a refuge for the hunger and the poor
Mirage
Hallucinating, seeing something that isn’t there
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
A cliff
As the group hiked, they looked to see a giant precipice before them
Delirious
Temporally 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
Do you know the day had been tough, I felt an explicable burst of joy inside of me as I looked around at my family
Astonishment
A 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 tail of his skateboard looked precarious, the professional skater deftly maneuvered it and rode off
Strenuous
Requiring a lot of work and energy
The long hike up to 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 time to do and tiresome
The boy found the three hours of math homework to be boring and tedious
