1. NEW WORDS Test Oct. 3rd

2. 1.Disengagement ◦ The act of releasing from an action or event ◦ I showed my disengagement to the movie by walking out.

3. 2.Dispassionate ◦ Not showing or not having strong feelings about something ◦ Devin is dispassionate about soccer.

4. 3.Impractical ◦ Not useful ◦ It is impractical to comb your hair with a fork.

5. 4.inappropriate ◦ Not fitting for the time or place ◦ It is inappropriate to wear a bathing suit to school.

6. 5.inconclusive ◦ Uncertain or not clear ◦ Aaron’s x-ray was inconclusive about whether or not he broke his arm.

7. 6.inconsiderate ◦ Not thoughtful of others’ needs or feelings ◦ My cat, Bailey, is very inconsiderate about my need to sleep. She wakes me up every morning at 3:30.

8. 7.preexisting ◦ Living or existing before the present time ◦ The scientist found cave drawings that were preexisting the first known inhabitants of the area.

9. 8.Uncharacteristic ◦ Have a feature or quality that is not usual ◦ It is uncharacteristic for people to have two different colored eyes.

10. 9.unforgivable ◦ Something so bad that a person is not able to forgive ◦ Rick thinks it is unforgivable to be mean to animals.

11. 10.unintelligible ◦ Not easy to understand ◦ The phone reception was so poor, the call was unintelligible.

12. HONORS VOCABULARY

13. 11.Covert ◦ Hidden; undercover ◦ The Marines led a covert operation to capture the enemy camp.

14. 12.hangar ◦ Storage area for a plane ◦ The airlines had to build a bigger hangar in order to fit the new planes.

15. 13.Counterfeit ◦ Fake; false ◦ The Secret Service originally went after counterfeit money and the people who made it.

16. 14.abhor ◦ hate ◦ Even though she knows I abhor green beans, Mrs. McNeal ate some in my classroom.

17. 15.Renown ◦ fame ◦ Beyonce is a world renown singer and dancer.