Holes Vocabulary Test

________ perseverance	1. devoid of inhabitants; deserted, abandoned, bare, empty, godforsaken, isolated, lonely, solitary, uninhabited, unoccupied, unused, vacant, wild
________ desolate	2. to form or develop such hardened tissue, coarse, rough
________ preposterous	3. to establish the authenticity of; prove genuine, authentic, real, valid, legitimate, legal
________ intensity	4. not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for; as, an inexplicable mystery, incomprehensible, unfathomable, strange, baffling, puzzling, perplexing, curious
________ engraved	5. so devoid of wisdom or good sense as to be laughable, absurd, crazy, excessive, extreme, far out, foolish, harebrained, insane, irrational, laughable, loony, ludicrous, nonsensical, outrageous, ridiculous, senseless, silly, stupid, unreasonable, unthinkable, wacky
________ paranoid	6. wet through and through; soaked, saturated, soaked to the skin, dripping wet, sopping wet, sodden
________ evict	7. quickly and skillfully, adroitly, precisely, nimbly, dexterously, precisely
________ callused	8. the act of creating something by mixing raw materials, mixture, preparation, compound
________ refuge	9. place providing protection or shelter, retreat, sanctuary, security, resting place
________ concoctions	10. steady persistence, insistence, determination, dedication, commitment, endurance
________ drenched	11. feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitently, remorsefully, regretfully, apologetically, ashamedly
________ delirious	12. to admit fresh air into (a mine, for example) to replace stale or noxious air, freshening
________ deftly	13. carved, cut out, or etched into a material, blocked out, depicted, etched, marked out, sketched
________ ventilation	14. strongly marked; distinct, definite, obvious, well-defined, evident, prominent
________ protruding	15. jutting out, projecting, extending beyond, overhanging
________ incarcerated	16. exhibiting or characterized by extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others, unglued, unhinged, unsettled, schizophrenic
________ authenticated	17. exceptionally great concentration, power, or force, acuteness, anxiety, deepness, depth, earnestness, emotion, emphasis, intenseness, keenness, magnitude, might
________ pronounced	18. having a delirium; wandering in mind, light-headed, insane, raving, wild, hallucinating, confused
________ inexplicable	19. to put out (a tenant, for example) by legal process; expel, throw out, remove, dislodge, put out, eject
________ contritely	20. put into jail, locked up, confined, caged