Holes Vocab. Ch. 1-25 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Suffocating
Stifling because there was no air conditioning in the rickety crowded bus it felt very stifling especially on hot days.
Steady persistence
Perseverance The child showed an admirable sort of perseverance and his teachers often praised him for it.
Barren and deserted
Desolate The old abandoned house looked sad and desolate and we hesitated to approach it.
Tired with an exhausted look.
Wearily At the end of the long day the exhausted mother wearily took a relaxing bath.
Disgusting ; gainful
Despicable the traitor’s crimes were despicable, and he received a harsh sentence for his actions.
Having a flaw.
Defective Since the washing machine was defective and did not work we returned it for a full refund.
Unfruitful
Barren. The desert landscape was very barren and hardly had any greenery.
Carved into a hard surface.
Engraved To make her mother’s birthday gift even more special Olivia had the necklace engraved with her initials.
The right to command or control.
Authority. In the classroom the teacher is a figure of authority.
To expel someone from a place for legal reasons.
Evict. Because we could not afford to pay our rent our landlord was forced to evict us.
Piercing ; sharp
Penetrating. The guilty student squirmed uneasily in his chair under his teachers penetrating glare.
Extreme pain
Agony. When the boy fell of his bike and broke his wrist he was in agony but he tried to be brave.
Bold resistance.
Defiance. The child stuck her bottom lip out in defiance and told his mother that she was not sleepy and did not want to take a nap.
Squirming as if in pain
Writhing After my sister accidentally slammed her finger in the car door she lay on the ground crying and writhing around in pain.
Ugly ; bizarre
Grotesque the grotesque Halloween mask sat innocently in the dark corner but frightened me nonetheless.
