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ENG COMP: Vocab 2-4
Vocabulary List 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| demise | a state of having been sent away or down, and thus death |
| emissary | a person or group sent on an important, and sometimes, secret mission |
| emit | to send out; to discharge; to utter |
| intermittent | sent between intervals, and thus stopping and starting; periodic, recurrent |
| missive | a written message that is sent to somewhere; a letter - often used poetically |
| premise, premiss | a basic statement sent before, as one that is later developed or proven; a beginning position; to make such a statement |
| reincarnation | a thing that is once again in the flesh or reborn; a coming back into being, although perhaps in a different (bodily) form |
| remiss | careless, negligent, or lax in the performance of some duty, task, or responsibility |
| remission | a sending back, in the sense of a pardon or forgiveness, as for crimes or sins; a lessening or disappearance of symptoms |
| remittance | money sent back' as through the mail; the sending of such money |