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migr & mit/miss
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| migr | Latin- “To wander” |
| migratory | (adj) having a way of life that includes moving from one region or climate to another usually on a regular schedule for feeding or breeding. |
| emigrate | (v) leave one’s own country in order to settle permanently in another. (look at the prefix “e-" which means ‘out of’) |
| migrant | (n) a person, animal, or plant that does not live in one particular place for very long. |
| immigration | (n) the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. (prefix "im" which means 'in') |
| migrate | (v) when a n animal moves from one region or habitat to another, especially regularly according to the seasons |
| émigré | (n) a person who has left their own country in order to settle in another, usually for political reasons |
| mit | Latin- “Send” |
| miss | Latin- “Send” |
| transmit | (v) to send information, sound, etc. in the form of electrical signals to radio, television, computer, etc. |
| emit | (v) to send (light, energy, etc.) out from a source. |
| intermittent | (adj) starting, stopping, and then starting again; not constant or steady. |
| missionary | (n) a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work. |
| missile | (n) an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, bullet, or arrow. |
| submissive | (adj) Inclined or ready to submit; unresistingly or humbly obedient. |
| permit | (v) to allow to do something |
| permit | (v) to give permission |
| commit | (v) to say that someone or something will definitely do something |
| commit | (v) to make someone or something obligated to do something |
| commit | (v) to do something that is illegal or harmful |
| commit | (v) to decide to use a person, money, etc. for some particular purpose or use |