1. VOCABULARY WORDS Quiz – Friday, Sep. 5, 2014

2. 1. dishonest  not being honest or fair  Trisha was dishonest when she lied about taking the last cookie.

3. 2. disregard  to not pay attention to someone or something  Please disregard what I said last week about recess.

4. 3. dissatisfied  not happy or pleased  Mom was dissatisfied with her shoes, so she returned them.

5. 4. inability  not able to do something  The preschooler did not know what the sign said due to his inability to read.

6. 5. informal  casual; relaxed; not fancy  We were allowed to wear jeans to the informal dinner party.

7. 6. insignificant  not important  The damage to the car was insignificant.

8. 7. invalid  not able to be used  Her driver’s license was invalid because it had expired.

9. 8. reconsider  to think about again  I must reconsider my idea to sky dive.

10. 9. regain  to get back what was once lost  I had to regain my strength after breaking my leg and being in the hospital for two weeks.

11. 10. reinforce  to make stronger or add strength to  I must reinforce the picture on the wall by adding more nails.

12. HONORS VOCABULARY

13. 11. narrative  a story about an event  My narrative was about my first time on a plane.

14. 12. fluency  the ability to use language clearly and easily  The more you read out loud the better your fluency.

15. 13. point of view  the way the author allows you to see and hear what’s going on  I knew the story was told in first person point of view because it used the words “I” and “we.”

16. 14. conflict  the struggle or problem  Without a conflict, a story would be boring.

17. 15. plot  events, parts or plan of a story  That plot had an interesting twist!