WorksheetsHoles Vocab List Chapter 1-29
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Become bigger; We hope to _____________the town by several hundred acres.
a)
Gaze
b)
Writhed
c)
agony
d)
expand
2.
Extreme pain; He was in agony after his operation.
a)
Gaze
b)
Writhed
c)
agony
d)
expand
3.
twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); "
a)
Gaze
b)
Writhed
c)
agony
d)
expand
4.
Look at something for quite a long time;
a)
Gaze
b)
Writhed
c)
agony
d)
expand
5.
a sudden jarring impact;
a)
jolt
b)
Writhed
c)
agony
d)
expand
6.
A hostile challenge
a)
Jolt
b)
Defiance
c)
agony
d)
expand
7.
sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly or awkward way
a)
sprawled
b)
radiated
c)
scowl
d)
intensity
8.
emit (give off) energy such as light or heat
a)
sprawled
b)
radiated
c)
scowl
d)
intensity
9.
an angry or bad-tempered expression.
a)
sprawled
b)
radiated
c)
scowl
d)
intensity
10.
of extreme force, degree, or strength or showing strong emotions
a)
sprawled
b)
radiated
c)
scowled
d)
intensity
11.
done in a hurry
a)
perseverance
b)
hastily
c)
scarcity
d)
grimace
12.
to frown in disgust or pain, negative facial expression
a)
perseverance
b)
hastily
c)
scarcity
d)
grimace
13.
When there is a small amount of something such as water
a)
perseverance
b)
hastily
c)
scarcity
d)
grimace
14.
Introduces us to what you are going to be talking about.
a)
topic sentence
b)
evidence
c)
citation
d)
quotation
15.
Supports what you are talking about through details.
a)
topic sentence
b)
evidence
c)
citation
d)
quotation
16.
To avoid plagiarism, use should include this on all material you get from other places. OTHERWISE, YOU WILL BE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE!!
a)
topic sentence
b)
evidence
c)
citation
d)
quotation
17.
a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
a)
Wheelbarrow
b)
pitchfork
c)
Citation
d)
Shovel
18.
More than what is needed; He had an ______ of stress in his life.
a)
excess
b)
collapse
c)
Excavation
d)
Intent
19.
To fall or fail
a)
excess
b)
collapse
c)
Excavate
d)
Intent
20.
painful pounding or beating
a)
excess
b)
collapse
c)
throbbing
d)
Intent
21.
cause pain or suffering
a)
excess
b)
collapse
c)
afflict
d)
Intent
22.
a group, often angry
a)
excess
b)
collapse
c)
mob
d)
Intent
23.
an unused area of land that has become empty or overgrown.
a)
Wasteland
b)
Neglected
c)
Shriveled
d)
Ratio
24.
wrinkled and contracted (made smaller), especially due to loss of moisture or old age.
a)
Wasteland
b)
Neglected
c)
Shriveled
d)
Ratio
25.
the relation between two amounts
(Four is twice as a big as Two)
(Four is twice as a big as Two)
a)
Wasteland
b)
Neglected
c)
Shriveled
d)
Ratio
26.
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc.
a)
Curse
b)
Befell
c)
Slumped
d)
Ratio
27.
to happen especially as if by fate
a)
Curse
b)
Befell
c)
Slumped
d)
Ratio
28.
sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply,
a)
Curse
b)
Befell
c)
Slumped
d)
descendants
29.
doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.
a)
perseverance
b)
Befell
c)
Slumped
d)
descendants
30.
of very great extent or quantity; immense.
a)
perseverance
b)
vast
c)
Slumped
d)
descendants
31.
to study all parts of something for deeper understanding
a)
perseverance
b)
vast
c)
Analyze
d)
Articulate
32.
to state some clearly so everyone understands what you mean
a)
perseverance
b)
vast
c)
Analyze
d)
Articulate
33.
the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text
a)
antagonist
b)
protagonist
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
34.
the person who opposes the main character
a)
antagonist
b)
protagonist
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
35.
A comparison using like or as
a)
antagonist
b)
protagonist
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
36.
A comparison without using like or as
a)
antagonist
b)
protagonist
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
37.
deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.
a)
desolate
b)
grimace
c)
expanse
d)
excavate
38.
to frown in disgust or pain, negative facial expression
a)
desolate
b)
grimace
c)
expanse
d)
excavate
39.
a wide, open area or surface
a)
desolate
b)
grimace
c)
expanse
d)
excavate
40.
ridiculous, senseless
a)
desolate
b)
preposterous
c)
scarcity
d)
excavate
41.
not having as much of something as people would like
a)
desolate
b)
preposterous
c)
scarcity
d)
inextricably
42.
unable to be separated
a)
desolate
b)
preposterous
c)
scarcity
d)
inextricably
43.
done over a long period of time
a)
sustained
b)
preposterous
c)
scarcity
d)
inextricably
44.
recover through digging;
a)
unearth
b)
perimeter
c)
delicate
d)
horizon
45.
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
a)
unearth
b)
perimeter
c)
delicate
d)
horizon
46.
Easily damaged or broken.
a)
unearth
b)
perimeter
c)
delicate
d)
horizon
47.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
a)
unearth
b)
perimeter
c)
delicate
d)
horizon
48.
a flask for carrying water;
a)
canteen
b)
perimeter
c)
delicate
d)
horizon
49.
With skill; in a skillful manner;
a)
canteen
b)
deftly
c)
delicate
d)
horizon
50.
call in an official matter, such as to attend court gather or bring together;
a)
boldly
b)
deftly
c)
summoned
d)
dawdle
51.
not wanting to do something
a)
boldly
b)
reluctantly
c)
summoned
d)
dawdle
52.
In a showy way
a)
boldly
b)
deftly
c)
summoned
d)
dawdle
53.
take one's time; proceed slowly
a)
boldly
b)
deftly
c)
summoned
d)
dawdle
54.
walk with great difficulty;
a)
boldly
b)
deftly
c)
summoned
d)
stagger
55.
A place that contains lots of homes and other buildings
a)
coincidence
b)
torment
c)
wearily
d)
compound
56.
With extreme tiredness
a)
coincidence
b)
torment
c)
wearily
d)
compound
57.
is something that's not planned or arranged but seems like it is (events that happen at the same time by total accident)
a)
coincidence
b)
torment
c)
wearily
d)
compound
58.
the act of harassing someone
a)
coincidence
b)
torment
c)
wearily
d)
compound
59.
turn from liquid into vapor.
a)
Evaporate
b)
Predatory
c)
Sprawled
d)
Torment
60.
seeking to exploit, harm, or oppress others.
a)
Evaporate
b)
Predatory
c)
Sprawled
d)
Torment
61.
sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out in an ungainly or awkward way
a)
Evaporate
b)
Predatory
c)
Sprawled
d)
Torment
62.
a sparkling light reflected from something wet.
a)
metallic
b)
Sifted
c)
glisten
d)
precious
63.
having been passed through a sieve.
a)
metallic
b)
sifted
c)
glisten
d)
precious
64.
something of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly.
a)
metallic
b)
sifted
c)
glisten
d)
precious
65.
cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object
a)
engraved/etched
b)
sifted/filtered
c)
glisten/glow
d)
precious/sacred
66.
a mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance
a)
engraved
b)
paranoid
c)
presumably
d)
precious
67.
something that is very likely though not known for certain; probable
a)
engraved
b)
paranoid
c)
presumably
d)
precious
68.
a medicine or treatment for a disease or injury or to set right.
a)
engraved
b)
paranoid
c)
remedy
d)
precious
69.
having sharp edges
a)
engraved
b)
paranoid
c)
remedy
d)
jagged
70.
being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble.
a)
refuge
b)
paranoid
c)
remedy
d)
jagged
71.
a group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together..
a)
refuge
b)
accelerate
c)
cluster
d)
jagged
72.
done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical.
a)
systematic
b)
accelerate
c)
cluster
d)
jagged
73.
arrange or wind into a tight loop
a)
refuge
b)
coil
c)
remedy
d)
jagged
74.
tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion
a)
quiver
b)
coil
c)
remedy
d)
jagged
75.
an increase in amount speed. "the pilot _____________ to evade the shots of the Death Star"
a)
refuge
b)
accelerate
c)
remedy
d)
jagged
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