Vocabulary Flashcards: 'mit' and 'miss'

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admit (v)

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to send someone in; to allow someone to enter

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dismiss (v)

Back

to send someone out; to let someone leave

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emit (v)

Back

to send out or give off (such as an odor)

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intermission (n)

Back

a break between acts of a play or performance during which people are sent out for snacks or stretch breaks

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missile (n)

Back

a weapon designed to be sent in the direction of a target

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mission (n)

Back

a special duty or function which a person or group is sent out to do

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omit (v)

Back

to leave out; to not send

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remit (v)

Back

to send back (usually related to paying bills)

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submit (v)

Back

to “send” yourself under someone else’s control; to give in to someone else’s power

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transmit (v)

Back

to send something across places; to pass along.