Vocabulary - Chapters 7-9 of Holes by Louis Sachar

The phone was defective, so it kept turning off by itself.

• new

• broken

• expensive

• confusing

The runners had to stay within the perimeter of the field.

• center

• boundary

• track

• locker room

She deftly caught the falling glass without spilling a drop.

• clumsily

• skillfully

• angrily

• randomly

The idea of flying pigs is completely preposterous.

• logical

• interesting

• silly

• wonderful

He made a grimace when he bit into the sour lemon.

• smile

• frown

• twisted face

• laugh

The chair’s upholstery was torn, revealing the springs underneath.

• legs

• design

• padding and fabric

• color

The sun began to radiate heat as it rose higher in the sky.

• block

• soak up

• send out

• cover up

The movie was so intense that I couldn’t look away.

• boring

• extreme

• funny

• short

The soup was only lukewarm, so she put it back in the microwave.

• very cold

• very hot

• barely warm

• frozen

She is a descendant of a famous explorer.

• friend

• ancestor

• relative from the past

• relative from the future