Holes Chapters 9 & 10

40 word vocab ulary li

40 cards   |   Total Attempts: 184
  

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evaporate
(verb) - To change from a liquid to a solid state into vapor; pass off in vapor/ to disappear; vanish; fade
duty
(noun) - a task or chore that a person is expected to perform.
crate
(noun) - any completely enclosed boxlike packing or shipping case.
wreck
(noun) - any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
sprawl
(verb) - to sit or lie in a relaxed position with the limbs spread out carelessly or ungracefully.
various
(adjective) - of different kinds, as two or more things; differing one from another.
surface
(noun) - the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
crave
(verb) - to cut (a design, figures, etc.) on a surface:
felt
(noun) - a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
outstretch
(verb) - to stretch forth; extend:
mutter
(verb) - to make a low, rumbling sound: to complain murmuring; grumble.
demand
(verb) - to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right:
warn
(verb) - to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable:
grunt
(verb) - to grumble, as in discontent
vinyl
(noun) - any resin formed by polymerization of compounds containing the vinyl group or plastics made from such resins.