Holes Vocabulary Chapters 1-25

Front

steady persistence

Back

perseverance: The ability to keep going despite difficulties.

Front

barren and deserted

Back

desolate: A place that is empty and not able to support life.

Front

Ugly, Bizarre

Back

grotesque: Something that is very ugly or strange.

Front

the right to command or control

Back

authority: The power or right to give orders and make decisions.

Front

piercing, sharp

Back

penetrating: Something that is sharp and can go through something else.

Front

a place where people are sent away from

Back

evict: To force someone to leave a place.

Front

to make something less severe

Back

stifling: To hold back or suppress something.

Front

a feeling of great pain or suffering

Back

agony: Intense physical or mental suffering.

Front

not able to produce anything

Back

defective: Something that is not working properly or has a flaw.

Front

to remove someone from a position of power

Back

overthrow: To remove a leader or government from power.