Our Independent Reading Vocabulary

indulgence

• The act of allowing oneself to enjoy the pleasure of something

• Moderation and temperance
• Deprivation and denial
• Self-control and restraint

exasperated

• content
• pleased
• frustrated

• happy

malapropism

• A form of dance
• A type of flower
• A cooking technique
• the amusing misuse of a word, esp by confusion with a similar sounding word

intricacies

• simplicities
• diseases

• details of a complex subject

• illegal behavior

bellow

• yell or scream

• color

• type of fight

• type of boat

grimace

• smile
• type of dog breed

• laugh
• facial expression of disgust or pain

tesseract

• acting in play

• cube twisted into another dimension

• Language translation
• gymnastics trick

benevolent

• Aggressive and hostile
• Showing kindness and goodwill
• Cruel and malicious
• Indifferent and uncaring

garrulous

• Excessively talkative or chatty
• sarcastic

• starving

• Quiet and reserved

reprimand

• Scold or rebuke

• Praise or applaud

• repeat

• give instructions