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Export

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Verb
To ship goods to another country
People try to smuggle goods across borders, instead of exporting them for a higher price.

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Port

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Noun
A city, town, or other place where goods are unloaded.
The Los Angeles Port revives lots of goods everyday.

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Import

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To receive goods from another country
Before cars and planes, goods were imported by ship

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Missionary

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Noun
A person send by the church to preach or educate
The missionaries sent out by the church helped spread religions

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Dismiss

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To tell someone to leave(excuse)
After the jury made its discussion, we were excused

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Transmit

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Verb
To send forward
The message was transmitted by cell phone

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Deportation

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Noun
An official order telling someone to leave a country; expulsion
My dad helps people if they are facing charges on deportation

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Portable

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Adjective
Able to be carried or moved about
Kayaks constructed of fiberglass are quite portable

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Portfolio

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Noun
A container for holding and carrying papers, drawings, or records
Nadia brought her portfolio of sketches to drawing class.

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Rapport

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Noun
A relationship based on feelings of agreement and trust; positive feelings.
Kyle and John’s rapport began as something small, but soon became larger as they moved next to each other

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Admit

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  1. Verb
    To allow to enter, send in, receive
    While we waited for the gate to open to admit us, we made some new friends.
  2. To confess, own up to, acknowledge
    After the fire, Brian had to admit his wrong doing.
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Emit

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To send forth or release; to give off energy
The bus was very unpleasant, partly because it was emitting black fumes.

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Missile

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Noun
An object, such as a rocket or torpedo, but can be launched or sent to hit something at a distance; a projectile
Missiles have been used throughout history for warfare

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Mission

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  1. Noun
    A job one is sent to do; a goal or purpose
    The Red Cross’s mission is to help disaster victims
  2. A church set up to do religious work
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Omit

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Verb
To leave out, to exclude
Even though he helped, Peter’s name was omitted from the credits,

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Submit

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  1. Verb
    To be controlled by, to accept the rule of
    With regular training, our dog has submitted to us
  2. To send for consideration