1. Vocabulary Workshop
Unit 1

2. PHOT/PHOS “light” Phototropic: adjective Phosphorescent: adjective
Tending to grow or move towards light
Because they are phototropic, daisies always grow towards the sun.
Phosphorescent: adjective
Giving off light without heat
Ms. Pardo stuck phosphorescent stars on her ceiling so that it would resemble the night sky.

3. Photogenic: adjective
Attractive in pictures or photographs
Kylie Jenner is so photogenic that total strangers often ask to take her picture. (but she wears a lot of makeup)

4. LUC “light” Lucid: adjective Elucidate: verb Easy to understand
Mr. Toro’s lucid explanation of The Great Gatsby helped the students understand the novel completely.
Elucidate: verb
To make clear by explaining
The confused student asked Ms. Kurowsky to elucidate further on how to write the essay.

5. Translucent: adjective
Allowing light to pass through
Through the translucent blue cloth draped over the window, we could see the sun.

6. SPEC/SPECT “to look at”
Circumspect: adjective
Careful; mindful of rules and consequences
The students in Room 200 tried to be circumspect and not break any rules.
Prospect: noun
That which is expected
The prospect of a trip to the dentist was hardly thrilling.

7. Specter: noun A ghost or phantom
Marcus seemed to see a specter in every corner of the haunted house.

8. VID/VIS “to see, to look”
Invidious: Adjective
Hateful or spiteful
One candidate made an invidious speech against his opponent.
Providential: Adjective
Happening by good fortune
Through a providential series of events, I found myself in a lucrative job making lots of money.

9. Improvise: verb To create without any forethought or preparation
When Julie forgot the lines to her speech, she began to improvise the best she could remember.