Houghton Mifflin Spelling and Vocabulary Grade 5 Unit 28

mistake

a bad or wrong decision; error

disgrace

a cause of shame

mislaid

accidentally lost something

mishap

an unlucky accident

disorder

chaos or lack of order

disaster

extreme destruction or misfortune

informal

having a relaxed or unofficial manner

unfortunate

having undeserved or unforeseen bad luck

unwise

lacking in good sense or judgment

unable

lacking the ability

untidy

messy and disordered

unequal

not even or matched, not the same

insecure

not feeling confident or sure

incomplete

not finished or not whole

insincere

not genuine

unknown

not known, unfamiliar

uneven

not level, smooth, or equal, inconsistent

unnecessary

not needed or required

indirect

not straightforward or in a straight line

dishonest

not truthful

invisible

not visible, unable to be seen

unstable

shaky and not very firmly established

mistreat

to act unkindly or cruel towards

discourage

to cause to lose excitement or enthusiasm

mislead

to direct into error of thought or action

disagree

to have a different opinion

discover

to obtain knowledge of for the first time

dismiss

to send someone or something away, to let go

dislike

to show aversion to

misspell

to use the wrong letters to make a word