Holes Vocabulary Set

Authority

the right to Command or control

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

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