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

2. Vocabulary

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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