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Holes Spelling List
Spelling words for the novel HOLES
Term | Definition |
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Barren | if land is barren, farmers cannot grow crops on it |
blisters | sore bubbles of skin filled with liquid, caused by something burning or rubbing against the skin |
canteen | a small portable container for holding liquids |
curse | an evil spell intended to harm someone |
desolate | deserted or uninhabited |
destiny | a person's fate or the future events in that person's life |
excavate | to dig in the earth |
expanse | a broad open area |
fortune | chance or good luck |
fossil | the remains or traces of an animal or plant from millions of years ago |
horizon | the line where the land and sky meet |
innocent | not guilty |
inventor | someone who creates something new |
juvenile | a young person note yet an adult |
lizard | a reptile with a scaly body, four legs, and a long tail |
lullaby | a gentle song sung to soothe a baby to sleep |
nickname | a name used instead of a person's real name |
physical | to do with the body as in physical education |
rhyme | words that end in the same sound |
run down | old and in need of repair |
stream | a body of flowing water |
thirsty | wanting to drink something |
tube | a long, hollow cylinder |
venom | poison produced by some snakes |
warden | someone in charge of a prison |