Terrific Ten

1. Terrific Ten Lauren Hackley

2. Dishonest • dishonest (adj.)- behaving or prone to behaving in an untrustworthy or fraudulent way, intended to mislead or cheat • Synonyms: crooked, unfair, dishonorable • Antonyms: fair, honest, trustworthy

3. Dishonest The politician was dishonest when saying he would never raise taxes.

4. Informal • informal (adj.)- not formal, having a relaxed, friendly or unofficial style, manner, or nature • Synonyms: unofficial, casual, unceremonious, familiar • Antonyms: formal, official, rigid, stiff

5. Informal • Marshall’s clothes were very informal for the first day of school.

6. Misfortune • misfortune (noun)- bad luck, an unfortunate condition or event • Synonyms: disaster, mischance, misadventure, mishap, calamity • Antonyms: good luck, fortune, blessing, benefit, advantage

7. Misfortune The family’s misfortune was that their house caught on fire.

8. Disorder • disorder (noun)- a state of confusion • disorder (verb)-disrupt the systematic functioning or neat arrangement of • Synonyms: n. confusion, mess, disturbance, disarray, muddle v. disarrange, disturb, derange, mess, confuse • Antonyms: order, method, system, organization, arrangement v. arrange, neaten, order, regulate, conform

9. Disorder The disorder of the classroom drove the teacher crazy. I will disorder the books when I carelessly take them off my bookshelf.

10. Mistake • mistake (noun)- an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong • mistake (verb)- be wrong about • Synonyms: n. error, fault, lapse, slip, fallacy, blunder v. error, misunderstand, misconceive, make a mistake • Antonyms: n. success, certainty, proof, understanding, correctness v. be right about

11. Mistake • The child made a careless mistake on his quiz. You can’t mistake their house, it’s the one with the bright pink door.

12. Inhuman • inhuman (adj.)- lacking human qualities of compassion and mercy, cruel and barbaric, not human in nature or character • Synonyms: inhumane, cruel, brutal, barbarous, savage • Antonyms: animate, humane, sensate

13. Inhuman Some people act so scary that it seems like they’re inhuman.

14. Disconnect • disconnect (verb)- break the connection of or between, take (an electrical device) out of action by detaching it from a power supply • Synonyms: sever, detach, separate, uncouple, disjoin, cut off • Antonyms: join, hook, couple, connect, hitch, link

15. Disconnect I had to figure out how to disconnect the wires.

16. Disease • Disease (noun)- a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms • A particular quality, habit, or disposition regarded as adversely affecting a person or group of people • Synonyms: illness, malady, sickness, ailment, complaint • Antonyms: health, well-being

17. Disease • The cow had a horrible disease known as Mad Cow Disease that caused him to shake and vomit.

18. Untidy • untidy (adj.)- not arranged neatly and in order (of a person) not inclined to keep one’s possessions or appearance neat and in order • Synonyms: slovenly, disorderly, messy, sloppy, slipshod • Antonyms: clean, neat, orderly, tidy

19. Untidy • The child’s room was very untidysince there were toys all over the floor.

20. Insane • insane (adj.)-in a state of mind that prevents normal perception, behavior, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill (of an action or quality) characterized or caused by madness • Synonyms: mad, crazy, demented, lunatic • Antonyms: rational, reasonable, sane, well, sound

21. Insane • The insane person was placed in a straight jacket to keep him from harming himself or others.