“The House of Scorpion”Vocabulary WordsBy: Michelle John

Anemia 0Part of Speech: Noun0Synonyms: Bloodlessness, Hemoglobin,

Sickness 0Antonyms: None0Origin: New Latin, from Greek0Sentence in Text: “It has mild anemia”, said

one of the doctors.0Definition: a condition in which the blood is

lacking in red blood cells0My example: The little boy who has anemia

went through a lot of hardships.

Lavish Definition: Using or giving in great

amounts or to expand or give

0 Part of Speech: Adjective0 Synonyms: too-generous, extravagant,

extreme 0 Antonyms: Reasonable, Moderate, Scarce 0 Origin: Middle English, Middle French0 Sentence in Text: “He studied via distance

learning over the TV, Tam Lin sent off the homework ,it came back with excellent grades, Celia praised Matt lavishly.”

0 My Example: I gave my Best Friend presents lavishly on her birthday.

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