HOLES & LITERATURE CIRCLE VOCABULARY 2

Intensity The intensity of the

sun is strongest at Noon.

The song “Dear Future Husband” starts out soft, that increases in intensity.

Society On the TV show

“Little Rascals”, the He Man Women Haters Club was a society of boys who didn’t want girls around.

In American Society, it is polite to say “bless you” to someone after they sneeze.

Paranoid The woman was

paranoid when walking her dog. She kept looking behind her.

The man was paranoid that aliens could hear his thoughts, so he wore tin foil on his head.

Intently The dog stared

intently at the squirrel.

The little girl stared intently at the American girl doll display. She really wanted one !

Evict We cleaned under the

bead and evicted all of the dust bunnies that have taken up residence there.

A landlord has to have a reason to evict a tenant. They can’t just kick someone out of their home for no reason.

Glint The Spanish

started mining in the areas after they saw the glint of gold on the mountain.

The capricious little boy had a mischievous glint in his eye.

Peculiar They heard a

peculiar sound outside their home. It was really quite scary!

The children in Mrs. Reheiser’s class can be quite peculiar.

Brute At the start of

Beauty and the Beast, the Beast was quite the brute!

The men used brute force to move the heavy car off of the man’s foot.

Triumphant The boys returned

from the tournament triumphant.

The Karate Kid was triumphant after the battle.

Colossal She was afraid of

the colossal rollercoaster.

Jack ran from the colossal giant.

Chastened The unruly child was

chastened by his mother when she returned.

Chastened by past experience, the boy decided to follow the rules, even when the teacher was not there.

Asinine The little girl’s

claim to be queen of the playground was asinine.

Running around the room making silly sounds and faces is asinine behavior.

Anguish Austin endured a

great deal of anguish when he broke his wrist, although the medication helped.

The family experienced great anguish when their loved one passed on.

Condolence The people attending

the service, expressed their condolence to the family who lost their loved one.

She wrote a note of condolence to her friend after the friend’s favorite fish died.

Indignation His mother

expressed a great deal of indignation after he burped at the dinner table.

The child yelled in indignation when her mother told her she could not go outside to play.