Holes Vocab Chapters 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 and unclear
Because of the fog, the air looked hazy, so I squinted as I tried to look around.

Question 3

Riot

Answer 3

Violent; wild disorder
The policemen were summoned when a riot broke out over the weekend.

Question 4

Fidgeted

Answer 4

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

Question 6

Mirage

Answer 6

Hallucination, something you see that is not real
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 unstable
Because the girl was very ill and had a high fever, she was delirious and said things that made little sense.

Question 10

Inexplicable

Answer 10

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.

Question 11

Astonishment

Answer 11

Great surprise
With great astonishment, I realize that our team had actually won the game for the first time that season.

Question 12

Precarious

Answer 12

Unstable
Although the tilt of his skateboard looked precarious, the professional skater deftly maneuvered it and rode off.