Warm-up Write sentences using each of the following words: Illuminate Divert Differ Heterogeneous homophone Warm-up

Vocabulary

illuminate Illuminate (v.) = light up a place that is dark il= in lumin = light ate = make, cause Though it was pitch dark, the phone was enough to illuminate the room. illuminate

irrational Irrational (adj.) = not logical or reasonable ir = not ration = reason al = related to Her thinking that she could pass without doing any work was entirely irrational. irrational

Interact Interact (v.) = relate to other people; socialize Inter = between Act = act, do Although they are friends, they do not interact at school very much. Interact

Introspect Introspect (v.) = examine one’s thoughts and feelings Intro = inside Spect = look After her aunt’s death, she took some time to introspect and think about life’s meaning. Introspect

medieval Medieval (adj.) = of or related to the middle ages medi = middle ev = time, age al = related to Knights are from the medieval period. medieval

Perspire Perspire (v.) = give out sweat through the pores of the skin per = through spir = breathe Even though it was cold outside, he began to perspire from intensive labor he was doing. Perspire

Prevent Prevent (v.) = keep something from happening Pre = before Ven = come He continued to stay on top of his work so that he could prevent falling behind toward the end of the quarter. Prevent

Secede Secede (v.) = withdraw formally membership se = apart ced = go Although she had been a member of the same church for 20 years, she knew it was time to secede. Secede

Ultramodern (adj.)= incorporating ideas, styles, or techniques only recently developed. ultra = beyond mod = now ern = related to She liked the house for its up-to-date, ultramodern design. ultramodern

Seclude Seclude (v.) = keep someone/something away from other people. Se = away Clud = close, shut There is not much to do at his house because it is so secluded from everything in town. Seclude