Lesson 24 Vocabulary The root -mir or -mit
1. Dismiss Part of speech: Definition: Example: verb To send away or allow to leave To reject or stop considering Example: With a roll of her eyes, Deb dismissed her mother’s suggestion to take an umbrella.
2. Emissary Part of speech: Definition: Example: noun A person sent to another country or place on official business; representitave Example: The president sent an emissary to set up trade agreements with China.
3. Emit Part of speech: Definition: Example: verb To send out energy or matter Example: The government regulates some tailpipe and power-plant emissions.
4. Intermittent Part of speech: Definition: Example: noun Stopping and starting; not continuous; periodic Example: The forest was for a cloudy day with intermittent showers.
5. Missile Part of speech: Definition: Example: noun An object or a weapon sent to a target Example: The missile was guided by radio waves.
6. mission Part of speech: Definition: Example: noun A special duty or assignment given to a person or group A group of people sent to a foreign country to do diplomatic, educational, or religious work; the building where the group operates Example: California is dotted with Catholic missions.
7. missive Part of speech: Definition: Example: noun A letter or written communication Example: He typed and then e-mailed his missive to the editor of the local paper.
8. Omit Part of speech: Definition: Example: verb To leave out; to pass over or not include Example: The omission of one letter from a word can change the meaning of a whole sentence.
9. submit Part of speech: Definition: Example: verb To present a plan or proposal for approval To obey; to allow one’s self to be controlled by another person Example: My submission to the science fair won Honorable Mention.
10. transmit Part of speech: Definition: Example: verb To send from one person, place, or thing to another Example: The first transmission of a TV commercial took place in 1951.