Etymology #11 Flashcards

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1
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admit

A

to send forward; allow entrance; confess

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2
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commission

A

personal profit of sales; granting authority

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3
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emissary

A

an agent sent to represent another; a representative

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4
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emission

A

act of sending out

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5
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intermission

A

act of stopping temporarily; a break

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missile

A

object thrown or fired

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7
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missive

A

letter

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8
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premise

A

proposition upon which a conclusion is drawn

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9
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promise

A

vow

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10
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remission

A

the act of pardoning (especially payment)

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11
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remittance

A

that which is payment; the act of sending money

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12
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submissive

A

that which is willing to yield

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13
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transmit

A

to send from one person to another

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