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Word Roots Miss, mitt
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commissioner, n • A person sent to meet with others to plan and make official decisions The baseball commissioner decided to suspend the players for 10 games.
smite, v. • To send a sharp blow; to strike He vowed that he would smite his enemy.
transmit, v. • To send from one person or place to another The technology allows data to be transmitted by cellular phones.
admissible, adj. • Able to be sent as truthful evidence The judge decided that the confession was admissible in court.
missive, n. • A message sent through the mail The two old friends like to fire off missives filled with good-natured teasing and mock insults.
submissive, adj. • Yielding; obedient The class was submissiveto their teacher’s demands.
permit, v. • To allow; to authorize Mrs. Gigantino permitted herself one more cookie after lunch on Friday.
missionary, n. • A person sent for a special task, usually religious John Paton was a great pioneer missionary who devoted himself to sharing the gospel with the cannibals of the New Hebrides in the pacific.
missile, n. • A rocket or weapon sent through the air A propeller-driven underwater missile is called a torpedo.
remittance, n. • Money sent in payment The young college student always mails in her remittance late, so she usually gets charged a late fee on her phone bill.