Vocabulary Words Unit 2 Test Day: Friday, September 10, 2010

Emphasis: Prefix “dis”

The prefix “dis” means “not or

opposite, lacking something.”
1. disorder: a lack of order

2. disappear: to vanish

3. dislike: to not like

4. dissent: to differ in opinion or disagree

5. disagree: to be different or unlike; quarrel; argue

6. disobedient: refusing or failing to obey

7. disguise: to change the way one looks in order to hide one’s real identity

8. disarm: to take weapons away from someone

9. distract: to draw one’s attention away from what someone is doing or thinking

10. disappointment: to fail to live up to one’s hopes

11. disgraceful: the loss of honor or respect; shame

12. discipline: training that develops skill, good character, or orderly behavior

13. disadvantage: something that makes it harder to succeed

14. disaster: an event that causes much suffering or loss

15. disconnected: to separate from or break the connection

16. disapprove: to have a strong feeling against

17. disown: to state that a person is no longer a part of the family

18. disable: to take away the ability and be unable to do something because of a condition

or illness

19. discharge: to let go or release; dismiss

20. discard: to throw away