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Holes Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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stifling | suffocating |
perseverance | steady persistence |
desolate | barren and deserted |
wearily | tiredly; with an exhausted look |
despicable | disgusting; disdainful |
defective | having a flaw |
barren | unfruitful |
engraved | carved into a hard surface |
authority | the right to demand or control |
evict | to expel someone from a place for legal reasons |
penetrating | piercing; sharp |
agony | extreme pain |
defiance | bold resistance |
writhing | squirming; as if in pain |
grotesque | ugly; bizarre |
rummaging | digging |
hazy | misty; unclear |
riot | violent or wild disorder |
fidgeted | moved about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently |
refuge | a safe place |
mirage | hallucination |
protruding | sticking out |
precipice | cliff |
delirious | temporarily mentally unstable |
inexplicable | incapable of being explained |
astonishment | great surprise |
precarious | unstable |
strenuous | requiring a lot of work and energy |
outraged | extremely angry |
tedious | long and tiresome |