Holes Vocabulary 18-39
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching item on the line next to each number.
1. Systematic
A. To move restlessly
2. Writhed
B. To express strong disapproval of
3. Refuge
C. Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
4. Situated
D. A hostile challenge
5. Defiance
E. To force to drink
6. Condemned
F. Toxin secreted by animals
7. Precipice
G. To pull back or move away or backward
8. Venom
H. Something or someone turned to for assistance or security
9. Recede
I. To pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
10. Penetrating
J. A very steep cliff
11. Dread
K. To pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
12. Humid
L. To determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
13. Jut
M. Fearful expectation or anticipation
14. Drenched
N. To move in a twisting or contorted motion
15. Hesitated
O. Characterized by order and planning
16. Fidgeting
P. Containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor