Holes Vocabulary

JARED P.
Student-selected Vocabulary from the Novel Holes
21 words 5 learners

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  1. astonishment
    the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
    (Sachar, 134)
  2. condemn
    express strong disapproval of
    (Sachar, 88)
  3. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
    (Sachar, 92)
  4. desperate
    showing extreme urgency or intensity because of great need
    (Sachar, 29)
  5. insane
    afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
    (Sachar, 93)
  6. unfortunately
    by bad luck
    (Sachar, 91)
  7. wrestle
    the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
    (Sachar, 29)
  8. blister
    an elevation of the skin filled with fluid
  9. cyberspace
    a worldwide network of computer networks
  10. faint
    pass out due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
  11. daze
    confusion characterized by lack of clarity
  12. howl
    cry loudly, as of animals
  13. etch
    carve or cut a design or letters into
  14. blankly
    without expression
  15. delirious
    experiencing hallucinations
  16. quack
    an untrained person who pretends to be a physician
  17. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  18. contaminate
    make impure
  19. sundial
    timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial
  20. summon
    ask to come
  21. indentation
    the space left between the margin and a line set in
Created on Wed Jan 08 22:01:39 EST 2014 (updated Thu Jan 09 19:15:03 EST 2014)

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