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“The House of Scorpion” Vocabulary Words. By: Michelle John. Anemia. Part of Speech : Noun Syno nyms: Bloodlessness, Hemoglobin, Sickness Antonyms : None Origin : New Latin, from Greek Sentence in Text: “It has mild anemia ”, said one of the doctors .
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“The House of Scorpion”Vocabulary Words By: Michelle John
Anemia • Part of Speech: Noun • Synonyms: Bloodlessness, Hemoglobin, Sickness • Antonyms: None • Origin: New Latin, from Greek • Sentence in Text: “It has mild anemia”, said one of the doctors. • Definition: a condition in which the blood is lacking in red blood cells • My 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 • Part of Speech: Adjective • Synonyms: too-generous, extravagant, extreme • Antonyms: Reasonable, Moderate, Scarce • Origin: Middle English, Middle French • 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.” • My Example: I gave my Best Friend presents lavishly on her birthday.
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