Holes Vocab Chapyer 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 looked hazy, so I squinted as I tried to look around.

Question 3

Riot

Answer 3

Violent or wild disorder

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

Question 4

Fidgeted

Answer 4

Moved about restlessly or impatiently

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

Question 5

Refuge

Answer 5

Safe place

The church tried to be a refuge for the hungry and 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 just 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 has 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 realized 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.