Holes Vocabulary words 40 - 45

Faguni M.
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  1. intertwine
    spin, wind, or twist together
    He intertwined his fingers and tried to rub out the pain.
  2. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
    "I'm glad Becca's all right, " Hattie said contritely.
  3. feebly
    in a faint and feeble manner
    "I'll wait here, " Zero said feebly, as if he had any other choice.
  4. fugitive
    someone who is sought by law officers
    It would mean living the rest of his life as a fugitive.
  5. inexplicable
    incapable of being explained or accounted for
    Instead he tried to recapture the feelings he'd had the night before--the inexplicable feeling of happiness, the sense of destiny.
  6. indistinct
    not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
    They were still too far away to see the camp, but he could hear a blend of indistinct voices.
  7. indentation
    the space left between the margin and a line set in
    He saw a large indentation in the weeds a little farther down the mountain.
  8. distinctive
    of a feature that helps to identify a person or thing
    As they got closer he occasionally could hear Mr. Sir's distinctive bark.
  9. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
    They climbed down into adjacent holes, and waited for the camp to fall asleep.
  10. sliver
    a small thin sharp bit of wood, glass, or metal
    Stanley could see a sliver of a moon, which appeared and disappeared among the clouds.
  11. swig
    a large and hurried swallow
    He washed them down with a swig of water.
  12. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
    As his tunnel grew deeper and wider--and more precarious--Stanley was able to feel latches on one end of the box, and then a leather handle.
  13. illuminated
    provided with artificial light
    The light also illuminated Stanley's hole.
Created on Thu Oct 18 09:15:47 EDT 2012 (updated Thu Oct 18 09:57:03 EDT 2012)

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