Holes 8

Front 1

scarcity

[p.21, P.2, l.4]
Because of the scarcity of water, each camper was only allowed a four-minute shower.

Back 1

a very small or limited amount of s.t.
ex: There is a ______ of water in the desert.

Front 2

Yeah, right.

[p.22, P.1, l.12]
(After Stanley told his roommates that he stole Clyde Livingston's shoes,)
Nobody believed him.
"Sweet Feet?" said X-Ray. "Yeah, right!"

Back 2

A phrase used almost always sarcastically to express disbelief.
ex: Your dog ate your homework? Y___ r____.

Front 3

humiliate

[p.24, P.5, l.11 from the bottom]
(After he started to run without being sure why.)
Maybe he was in hurry to bring the shoes to his father, or maybe he was trying to run away from his miserable and humiliating day at school.

Back 3

to embarrass,
(syn.) to humble
ex: The actor forgot his lines, and that mistake ________ed him.

Front 4

thereafter

[p.24, P6, l.7 from the bottom]
Shortly thereafter, Stanley was arrested

Back 4

adv.frml.
afterwards, after that
ex:He left; thereafter we never met again.(From the Wiktionary)

Front 5

vacancy

[p.25, P6, l.2 from the bottom]
(The judge said,)"Vacancies don't last long at Camp Green Lake."

Back 5

n. [C;U]
an empty room or building, such as a hotel room
ex: That office building has some ______ies on the first floor.

Front 6

bang
(The blade ~~~ed against the ground and bounced ogg without making a dent.)

Back 6

to make a loud noise or hit.
The door ~~~ed shut.

Front 7

expand
(When she looked at you,her eyes seemed to ~~~ed,and you felt like she was looking right through you.)

Back 7

to grow larger.
The ballon ~~ed and exploded.

Front 8

confess
(I'm in love with Myra Menke,"Elya ~~~ed."But Ignor Barkov has offered to trade his fattest pig for her.)

Back 8

to admit something.
The criminal ~~~ed his guilt in the court.

Front 9

eternity
(He was just a fifteen-year-old kid,and ~~~ did't seem much longer than a week from Tuesday.)

Back 9

forever
I send him to ~~~.

Front 10

predatory
offer shade from sun and protection from ~ birds.

Back 10

adj. a predatoty animal kills ad eats oyher animals for food

Front 11

leap out
the lizards can leap out of very deep holes to attack thier prey.

Back 11

v. to jump
a grasshoppe leaped out suddenly

Front 12

groan
Stanly groaned and other boys laughed.

Back 12

v. [I] n. (to make) a deep sound from the throat to show pain
moan and groan

Front 13

prey
the lizards attack their prey.

Back 13

n. 1 [U] animals killed for food by other animals: Rabbits and squirrels are prey for hawks and coyotes.

Front 14

stuffing
pulled out some of the ~.

Back 14

n. [U] s.t. used to fill s.t. tightly:
the bread stuffing in a turkey

Front 15

rattle
(The vibrations ran up the shaft of the shovel and into Stanley's wrists,making his bones ~~~.)

Back 15

(n)he sound of a series of repeated noise.
(v)to shake and sound like a rattle.
The tailpipe on my car is loose and ~~~s.