Vocabulary Words Unit 5 Test Day: Friday, October 22, 2010

Emphasis: Prefix “mis”

The prefix “mis” means “wrong or

wrongly, bad or badly.”
1. mistreat: to abuse; treat badly

2. mistrust: doubt; suspicion

3. misfit: one who does not get along well with others

4. mislay: to put in an unremembered place

5. misfortune: bad luck; trouble

6. misnomer: a wrong name

7. misinterpret: to give a wrong meaning to; explain in the wrong way

8. mistaken: to be wrong about

9. mispronounce: to pronounce incorrectly

10. misdemeanor: a crime less serious than a felony

11. mishap: an accident that brings trouble

12. misconduct: improper behavior

13. mislead: to lead in a wrong direction; to give a wrong impression

14. misprint: an error in printed text

15. miscalculated: to calculate an amount, distance, or measurement wrongly

16. mistrial: a disputed trial where the jury cannot agree on a verdict

17. misjudged: to form a wrong opinion or conclusion about

18. misrepresent: to give a false meaning or account of

19. mismatch: a failure to correspond or match; to match incorrectly

20. misuse: the wrong or improper use of something