1 / 3

Vocabulary For: House of the Scorpion

Vocabulary For: House of the Scorpion. By: Jana Ruark Oasis & Retching. Oasis. Oasis – n. A small fertile or green area in a desert region usually having a spring or well. Synonyms – Haven, Shelter Antonyms – Dry, Ugly Origin – Late Latin Example – My oasis is my room.

zea
Download Presentation

Vocabulary For: House of the Scorpion

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Vocabulary For: House of the Scorpion By: Jana Ruark Oasis & Retching

  2. Oasis • Oasis – n. A small fertile or green area in a desert region usually having a spring or well. • Synonyms – Haven, Shelter • Antonyms – Dry, Ugly • Origin – Late Latin • Example – My oasis is my room. • “A pair of ravens exploded off a tree branch and flew around the oasis cawing wildly” – House of the Scorpion

  3. Retching • Retching – To vomit or throw up. • Synonyms – Vomiting, Queasiness • Antonyms – wellness, healthy • Origin – Old England • Example – She was retching over the toilet. • “He spent hours retching into a bucket until his throat burned like fire” – House of the Scorpion

More Related