Thursday, November 8, 2012

Week of November 5, 2012

Vocabulary
"Miss, Mit" = send

admit (v)  to send someone in; to allow someone to enter
dismiss (v)  to send someone out; to let someone leave
emit (v)  to send out or give off (such as an odor)
intermission (n)   a break between acts of a play or performance during which people are sent out for snacks or stretch breaks
missile (n)  a weapon designed to be sent in the direction of a target
mission (n) a special duty or function which a person or group is sent out to do
omit (v) to leave out; to not send
remit (v) to send back (usually related to paying bills)
submit (v) to "send" yourself under someone else's control; to give in to someone else's power
transmit (v) to send something across places; to pass along

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