1. Lesson 24 Vocabulary
The root -mir or -mit

2. 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.

4. 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.

6. 3. Emit Part of speech: Definition: Example: verb
To send out energy or matter
Example:
The government regulates some tailpipe and power-plant emissions.

8. 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.

10. 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.

12. 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.

14. 7. missive Part of speech: Definition: Example: noun
A letter or written communication
Example:
He typed and then ed his missive to the editor of the local paper.

16. 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.

18. 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.

20. 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.