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Holes Vocabulary
Vocabulary words and definition from reading Holes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| desolate | lacking the people, plants, animals, etc. that make people feel welcome |
| intensity | extreme strength or force |
| excavated | uncovering by digging away and removing the earth |
| callused | hardened and thickened area on the skin, especially on the hands or feet |
| grotesque | very strange or ugly in a way that is not normal or natural |
| parched | very dry especially because of hot weather and no rain |
| mirage | something that is seen and appears to be real but that is not actually there |
| precarious | not safe, strong, or steady |
| perseverance | never giving up, no matter how hard it gets |
| torment | great physical pain or mental grief |
| pried | to force an object with a tool |
| curiosity | a desire to know or learn |
| astonishment | the state of being amazed |
| drenched | very wet or covered |
| The events that led up to the making of the bandit, Kissin Kate Barlow are... | 1. Katherine, a teacher, asked Sam the Onion Man to help her fix the school. 2. Katherine & Sam fell in love & kissed. 3. Someone saw them kiss. 4. Sam was killed for kissing a white woman & no one would help Katherine stop it from happening. |
| Stanley drove off in the water truck because... | He wanted to find Zero. He was worried Zero would die without water. |
| Stanley found Zero in a... | boat, turned upside down, drinking sploosh. He was dirty, weak, and refusing to go back to camp. |
| Stanley was innocent of the crime he was charged with because... | Zero stole the shoes. He needed a pair and took them. When he figured out that he did something terrible, he put the shoes on top of a car and when it drove away, the shoes fell and hit Stanley on the head. |
| Stanley was glad that the shoes hit him on the head because... | he eventually broke his family's curse and brought his father luck with inventing a spray to eliminate foot odor. It also helped Zero find his mother. |
| Character vs Character | A conflict between two characters in a book. |
| Character vs Self | A conflict that the character is experiencing with what he wants to do and what he needs to do. |
| Character vs Nature | A conflict between the character and his environment. |
| Character vs Society | A conflict between the character and rules, laws, and society that he must learn to live with. |
Created by:
lhinson
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