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VOCABULARY WORDS

Ms. Sanchez

Third Grade

REMEDIES• a medicine or treatment for a disease or

injury.

LUXURY• the state of great comfort and

extravagant living.

POLIO• an infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous

system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis.

CRIPPLED (PROPER TERM PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED)(of a person) unable to walk or move properly; disabled.

OUTHOUSEan outbuilding containing a toilet, typically

with no plumbing.

BRACE• a device that clamps things tightly together or that gives support, in particular.

TRIUMPHANThaving won a battle or contest; victorious.

ASTONISHMENTgreat surprise.

SCHOLARSHIP• a grant or payment made to

support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement.