1. “The House of Scorpion” Vocabulary Words By: Michelle John

2. Anemia 0 Part of Speech: Noun 0 Synonyms: Bloodlessness, Hemoglobin, Sickness 0 Antonyms: None 0 Origin: New Latin, from Greek 0 Sentence in Text: “It has mild anemia”, said one of the doctors. 0 Definition: a condition in which the blood is lacking in red blood cells 0 My example: The little boy who has anemia went through a lot of hardships.

3. Lavish  Definition : Using or giving in great amounts or to expand or give 0 Part of Speech: Adjective 0 Synonyms: too-generous, extravagant, extreme 0 Antonyms: Reasonable, Moderate, Scarce 0 Origin: Middle English, Middle French 0 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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