Holes Vocab Chapters 26-50 Flashcards

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Rummaging

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Digging
The children were rummaging around in the pantry for cookies and other yummy snacks.

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Hazy

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

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Riot

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

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Fidgeted

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Moved about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently
The boy fidgeted nervously as he stood to make a speech in front of the class.

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Refuge

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

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Mirage

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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.

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Protruding

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Sticking out
The pregnant woman’s belly was protruding.

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8
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Precipice

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Cliff
As the group hiked, they looked up to see a giant precipice before them.

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9
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Delirious

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

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10
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Inexplicable

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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.

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Astonishment

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

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Precarious

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

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Strenuous

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Requiring a lot of work and energy
The long hike up the mountain was strenuous, but we were determined to continue, despite our aching muscles.

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14
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Outraged

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Extremely angry
The girl was outraged when she discovered that her best friend had betrayed her.

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Tedious

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Long and tiresome
The boy found the three hours of math homework to be boring and tedious.

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