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Holes Vocab Ch. 1-4
Holes, by Louis Sachar Vocabulary Chapters 1 - 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| wasteland [wasteland] noun | 1. land that is uncultivated or barren. 2. an area that is devastated, as by flood, storm, or war. |
| shriveled [shriv-uh l] verb (used with object), | 1. to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness. 2. to wither; make or become helpless or useless. |
| hammock [ham-uh k] noun | a hanging bed or couch made of canvas, netted cord, or the like, with cords attached to supports at each end. |
| warden [wawr-dn] noun | 1. a person charged with the care or custody of persons, animals, or things; keeper. 2. the chief administrative officer in charge of a prison. |
| recovering [ri-kuhv-er] verb | Return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength: "Neil is still recovering from shock"; "the economy has begun to recover". 2. (of a person) Be well again. |
| stationery [stey-shuh-ner-ee] noun | 1. writing paper. 2. writing materials, as pens, pencils, paper, and envelopes. |
| obstacle [ob-stuh-kuh l] noun | something that obstructs or hinders progress. |
| ratios [rey-shoh, -shee-oh] noun | the proportional relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second: the ratio of 5 to 2, written 5:2 or 5/2. |
| convicted [kuh n-vikt; kon-vikt] verb/noun | verb. to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial: to convict a prisoner of a felony. noun 2. a person proved or declared guilty of an offense. |
| gypsy [jip-see] noun | a member of a nomadic people who migrated originally from India, settled in parts of Asia, Europe, and North America. |
| curse [kurs] noun | the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, or doom, befall a person/group a formula or charm intended to cause misfortune to another. |
| descendants [dih-sen-duh nt] noun | a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring. |
| perseverance [pur-suh-veer-uh ns] noun | steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. |
| neglected [ni-glekt] verb | 1. to pay no attention or too little attention to; 2. to fail to carry out or perform (orders, duties, etc.): to neglect the household chores. |
| barren [bar-uh n] adj. | unproductive; unfruitful land. |
| desolate [des-uh-lit; des-uh-leyt] adj. | 1. barren; devastated: a treeless landscape. 2. deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited. 3. solitary; lonely: a desolate p |
| premises [prem-is] noun | a building together with its grounds or other property. |
| violation [vahy-uh-ley-shuh n] noun | 1.the act of violating. 2. a breach, infringement, or transgression, as of a law, rule, promise, etc.: He was fined for a traffic violation. 3. desecration; profanation: the violation of a cemetery. |
| irony [ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-] noun | 1. the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
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