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miss

Latin

Variants

missmit

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About This Root

From Latin mittere (to send) and its past participle missum. One of the most productive Latin roots: prefixes steer the sending — ad- toward (admit), per- through (permit), trans- across (transmit), sub- under (submit). The variant mit- appears in the present stem forms.

Associated Words

admissible

Acceptable or allowable, especially as legal evidence

B2

admission

Permission to enter; an acknowledgment of the truth of something

IELTSTOEFLGRE

admit

To acknowledge something as true; to allow entry or membership

NGSL 2kTOEFLA2

admittance

Permission or right to enter

A2

admitted

Openly acknowledged or generally accepted

A2

admittedly

Used to acknowledge something as true; by general admission

TOEFLB2

amiss

Wrong or faulty; in a mistaken way

GREC2

anti-missile

Designed to intercept or destroy missiles

commission

Official authority to act; a percentage-based fee; to officially authorize

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

commissioner

An official appointed to a position of authority in a government or organization

TOEFLB2

commit

To carry out an act; to pledge oneself to something

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

commitment

A promise or pledge; dedication to a cause or obligation

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

committed

Dedicated and loyal to a cause or obligation

TOEFLGREB1

committee

A group appointed to carry out a specific task or make decisions

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

committeeman

A male member of a committee or local political party

C2

compromise

A mutual agreement through concessions; to settle by giving up something; to put at risk

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

dismiss

To discharge from employment; to send away; to refuse to consider seriously

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

dismissal

The act of firing someone from a job or sending someone away

A1

dismissed

Having been fired or sent away; treated as unimportant

B2

dismission

The act of dismissing someone; removal from office or employment

A1

dismissive

Showing contempt or treating something as unworthy of attention

A1

dismissively

In a scornful, dismissive manner

emissary

A person sent on a mission to represent another

GREC2

emission

The release or discharge of gas, light, heat, etc.

TOEFLB1

emissive

Capable of emitting radiation, light, or heat

C2

emit

To send out or release light, heat, sound, or gas

IELTSTOEFLGRE

emitted

Released or discharged outward

C2

emitter

Something that emits energy; the emitter terminal of a transistor

C2

impermissible

Not allowed or permitted

C2

impermissibly

In a way that is not permitted

C2

inadmissible

Not allowed or acceptable, especially as legal evidence

C2

intermission

A pause or break between parts of a performance or event

GREB1

intermit

To stop or pause temporarily

B2

intermittent

Stopping and starting at irregular intervals; not continuous

IELTSTOEFLGRE

intermittently

Stopping and starting at irregular intervals

B2

light-emitting

Producing or giving off light

low-emission

Producing few pollutants or harmful gases

manumission

The formal freeing of a person from slavery

C2

manumit

To release someone from slavery

GREC2

message

a communication or information; to send a message

NGSL 1kA1

messenger

A person who carries or delivers messages

B2

missile

A self-propelled guided weapon; any object thrown as a weapon

IELTSGREB2

mission

An important task or assignment; a strongly felt purpose or goal

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

missionary

A person sent to spread religion abroad; relating to such work

A1

missionize

To carry out missionary work

missive

A written message or letter

GREA1

neurotransmitter

A chemical that transmits nerve signals between neurons across a synapse

TOEFLC2

omission

The act of leaving something out; something left out or neglected

B2

omit

To leave out or exclude something

IELTSTOEFLGRE

omitted

Left out or excluded intentionally or by oversight

C1

permissible

Allowed or acceptable according to rules or laws

IELTSTOEFLB2

permission

Official consent or authorization to do something

NGSL 3kTOEFLA2

permissive

Allowing great freedom; lenient and not strict in discipline

TOEFLGREB1

permissiveness

The tendency to allow freedom of behavior without strict rules

B1

permit

To allow or give permission; an official document granting authorization

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

permitted

Allowed or authorized

B1

permittee

A person granted a permit

B1

premise

A statement assumed as the basis for an argument; a building and its grounds

NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFL

promise

a commitment to do something; to make a pledge

NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFL

promising

Showing signs of future success; likely to develop well

IELTSTOEFLA2

promissory

Containing or conveying a promise or commitment

A1

readmission

The act of admitting again; 重新接纳,再次入院

A2

readmit

To allow to enter or join again; 重新接纳,再次准入

A2

remiss

Careless or negligent in fulfilling one's duties

GREA1

remission

Reduction in disease severity; forgiveness of sin or debt

GREA1

remit

To send money or forgive a debt; scope of responsibilities

TOEFLGREB2

remittance

Money sent to someone in another place

IELTSGREB2

remittee

The recipient of a remittance or payment

remittent

Alternately increasing and decreasing in severity (of a disease)

GREB2

retransmission

Transmitting something again over a different medium or time

B2

retransmit

To transmit again or through another medium

B2

self-admitted

Acknowledged by oneself

submission

Yielding to authority; presenting something for judgment or review

TOEFLGREA1

submissive

Meekly obedient and yielding to others' authority

TOEFLA1

submissively

In a meek and obedient manner

A1

submissiveness

The tendency to yield to others' authority or will

A1

submit

To hand in for consideration; to yield to another's authority

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

surmise

To guess or suppose without firm evidence; a conjecture

TOEFLGREC2

transmissible

Capable of being passed on or transmitted, especially a disease

A1

transmission

The sending of signals, power, or disease from one place to another; a vehicle's gearbox

IELTSTOEFLB2

transmission-line

A conductor used to carry electrical signals or power over a distance

transmit

To send or pass something from one person or place to another

TOEFLGREB2

transmittal

The act of sending a message or document

B2

transmitter

A device that broadcasts radio or TV signals; one who transmits something

TOEFLB2

transmitting

The process of sending or broadcasting signals or messages

B2

uncommitted

Not pledged to any cause or position; neutral

GREB1

unremitting

Never stopping; continuous and persistent

GREC2

unremittingly

Continuously and without letting up

C2

zero-emission

Producing no pollutant emissions