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“It is our duty and our joy to communicate our hearts to each other. Words assist us in this task.”
― Kate DiCamillo
― Kate DiCamillo
Vocabulary (October 28, 2013)
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holes vocabulary (week 9)
1.fugitive- an outlaw
2.evict–eject somebody from property; remove
3.Inexplicable- unable to be explained
4. budge- to move something, especially with difficulty
5. initiate- to cause something to start, begin
6. rigid– stiff, unmoving
7. strenuous- requiring physical effort, energy, or strength
2.evict–eject somebody from property; remove
3.Inexplicable- unable to be explained
4. budge- to move something, especially with difficulty
5. initiate- to cause something to start, begin
6. rigid– stiff, unmoving
7. strenuous- requiring physical effort, energy, or strength
Holes Vocabulary (week 8)
1. Resist (pg 157)
· fight against somebody or something; refuse
a) Please resist the temptation to cheat!
2. Protruding (pg 165)
· sticking out
a) There is plant protruding from a crack in the sidewalk.
3. Defy (pg 166)
· to openly resist or challenge
a) If you defy your parents you may get into trouble.
4. Increments (pg 167)
· small amounts
a) Sweets will be handed out in small increments.
5. Wrenching(pg 168)
· twisting suddenly and forcibly
a) The man was poisoned and lay wrenching on the ground.
6. Precipice(pg 171)
· the highest point
a) When you get to the top of the mountain you will have reached the precipice.
7. Contritely(pg 179)
· with deep regret
a) She sighed contritely before she apologized.
8. Contaminate(pg 183)
· to make dirty or impure
a) Do not contaminate the water with germs.
· fight against somebody or something; refuse
a) Please resist the temptation to cheat!
2. Protruding (pg 165)
· sticking out
a) There is plant protruding from a crack in the sidewalk.
3. Defy (pg 166)
· to openly resist or challenge
a) If you defy your parents you may get into trouble.
4. Increments (pg 167)
· small amounts
a) Sweets will be handed out in small increments.
5. Wrenching(pg 168)
· twisting suddenly and forcibly
a) The man was poisoned and lay wrenching on the ground.
6. Precipice(pg 171)
· the highest point
a) When you get to the top of the mountain you will have reached the precipice.
7. Contritely(pg 179)
· with deep regret
a) She sighed contritely before she apologized.
8. Contaminate(pg 183)
· to make dirty or impure
a) Do not contaminate the water with germs.
holes vocabulary (Week 7)
- humid- with a high level of moisture in the air
- delirious –a state of mental confusion
- deprive- to deny someone of something
- deft- Demonstrating skill and cleverness
- lopsided- leaning or drooping to one side; uneven
- refuge-a condition of being safe or sheltered from danger
- hesitate – pause before saying or doing something, esp. through uncertainty
Holes Vocabulary (Week 6)
1. afflict – to cause great trouble or pain
2. spewed – spit out
3. grotesque – misshapen, especially in a disturbing way; deformed
4. resent – to feel irritation or annoyance for someone; dislike
5. concoctions – items made by combining ingredients
6. quivering – shaking rapidly with small movements; trembling
7. sparingly – limited or restricted in quantity; not much
1.pitchfork- a large, long-handled fork for manually lifting hay
2.excavate –to dig or scoop out
3.paranoia – excessive suspicion of the motives of others
4. sprawl-to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner
5. presume to take for granted, assume, or suppose
6. penetrate to pierce or pass into or through
7. writhe –to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
2.excavate –to dig or scoop out
3.paranoia – excessive suspicion of the motives of others
4. sprawl-to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner
5. presume to take for granted, assume, or suppose
6. penetrate to pierce or pass into or through
7. writhe –to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
Holes Vocabulary Words
September 9, 2013
Quiz: Friday (September 13, 2013)
1. Scowl- to use a face to express anger, especially at someone
2. Intensity –the quality of being extreme in strength or force
3. Awesome – causing feelings of great admiration, respect, or fear
4. Arc-the shape of part of a circle, or other curved line
5. Fossil –the shape of a bone, a shell, or a plant or animal that has been preserved in rock for a very long period
6. Bulge – to stick out in a round shape:
7. Pry –To pry is also to get something with much effort
8. Obviously – in a way that can be easily seen, recognized, or understood
2. Intensity –the quality of being extreme in strength or force
3. Awesome – causing feelings of great admiration, respect, or fear
4. Arc-the shape of part of a circle, or other curved line
5. Fossil –the shape of a bone, a shell, or a plant or animal that has been preserved in rock for a very long period
6. Bulge – to stick out in a round shape:
7. Pry –To pry is also to get something with much effort
8. Obviously – in a way that can be easily seen, recognized, or understood
SPELLING
1. Scarce – not existing in large quantities; hard to find
2. Humiliate – to make somebody feel very embarrassed
3. despicable – very unpleasant or evil
4. vibrate – to make continuous very small and fast movements from side to side
5. defect – something that is wrong or missing from somebody or something
6. preposterous – silly; ridiculous, not to be taken seriously.
7. grimace – an ugly expression on your face that shows you are angry or that something is hurting you
2. Humiliate – to make somebody feel very embarrassed
3. despicable – very unpleasant or evil
4. vibrate – to make continuous very small and fast movements from side to side
5. defect – something that is wrong or missing from somebody or something
6. preposterous – silly; ridiculous, not to be taken seriously.
7. grimace – an ugly expression on your face that shows you are angry or that something is hurting you
Spelling Words
Spelling Words for the week of August 19th - 23rd
Spelling Quiz is on Friday
1.stifle – very hot or stuffy almost to the point of being suffocating.
2.obstacle – a person or a thing that stands in the way of, or holds up progress.
3.ratio – the relation between two numbers which shows how much bigger one quantity is than another
4.descendant – a person who is related to somebody who lived a long time ago
5.perseverance - the quality that allows someone to continue trying to do something even though it is difficult
6.desolate – (used about a place) sad, empty and depressing
7.premises – a building and the land that surrounds it
8.canteen – the place in a school, factory, or office where the people who work there can get meals
Spelling Quiz is on Friday
1.stifle – very hot or stuffy almost to the point of being suffocating.
2.obstacle – a person or a thing that stands in the way of, or holds up progress.
3.ratio – the relation between two numbers which shows how much bigger one quantity is than another
4.descendant – a person who is related to somebody who lived a long time ago
5.perseverance - the quality that allows someone to continue trying to do something even though it is difficult
6.desolate – (used about a place) sad, empty and depressing
7.premises – a building and the land that surrounds it
8.canteen – the place in a school, factory, or office where the people who work there can get meals