Il- (In)
Im- (in, into)
In- (in, into)
Ir- (Not, opposite)
100

Illuminate

Bonus:

lumin - light

-ate - cause to be

Cause to be in light

100

Immigrant

Base word: migrant

One who migrates in or into a country

100

Ingress

Bonus:

Gress - step or go

to step or go in

Realistic: entrance

100

Irrational

Not rational

200

Illusion

Bonus:

lus - play

ion - action of

Action of playing in

200

Immerse

Bonus:

Mers - merge or come together

To merge in or into

200

Inspect

Bonus:

Spec - see

to see in or into

Realistic: to look closely at something

200

Irrelevant

not relevant

300

illustrate

USE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE

To create pictures in a picture book

OR

to give examples

300

Impact

USE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE

to push in or into

300

Incentive

Context: If your parents give you money for making good grades, money is an incentive.

A reward that is offered that motivates you to to something

Something that gets you to buy in

300
Irresistable

Not resistable

400

Illustrious

Bonus:

lus - light

-ious - possessing the qualities of

Possessing the qualities of being in light

Realistic: shining brightly because of achievements

400

Important

Bonus:

port - carry

-ant (adj.) - characterized by

Characterized by carrying in

400

Incline

Bonus:

Clin - lean

Lean into

Realistic: to be more likely to do something OR the steepness of a hill 

400

Irrespective

Not respective