Holes Vocab Ch. 26-50 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Rummaging
Digging
Ex. The children were rummaging around in the pantry for cookies and other yummy snacks.
Hazy
Misty;unclear
Ex. Because of the fog, the air looked hazy, so I squinted as I tried to look around.
Riot
Violent; wild disorder
Ex. The policemen were summoned when a riot broke out over the weekend.
Fidgeted
Moved about restlessly, nervously
Ex. The boy fidgeted nervously as he stood to make a speech in front of the class.
Refuge
A safe place
Ex. The church tried to be a refuge for the hungry and the poor.
Mirage
Hallucination
Ex. The hiker thought that he saw a pond of water on the middle of the desert, but it was only just a mirage.
Protruding
Sticking out
Ex. The pregnant woman’s belly was protruding.
Precipice
Cliff
Ex. As the group hiked, they looked up to see a giant precipice before them.
Delirious
Temporarily mentally unstable
Ex. Because the girls was very ill and had a high fever, she was delirious and said things that made little sense.
Inexplicable
Incapable of being explained
Example. Even though the day had been tough, I felt an unexplainable burst of joy inside of me as I looked around at my family.
Astonishment
Great surprise
Example .
With great astonishment, I realize that our team had actually won the game for the first time that season.
Precarious
Unstable
Example. Although the tilt of his skateboard looks for curious, the professional skater definitely maneuvered it and rode off.
Strenuous
Requiring a lot of work and energy.
Example.
The long hike up the mountain was strenuous, but we were determined to continue despite our aching muscles
Outraged
Extremely angry.
Ex.
The girl was outraged when she discovered that her best friend had betrayed her.
Tedious
Very long and tiresome.
Ex.
The boy found the three hours of math homework to be boring and tedious.
