Essential Word Roots: Send a Message: Mit and Miss

This was the sticking point in my own little lame march to salvation: admission to heaven is gained by the luck of the draw. The Poisonwood Bible

I don't want to admit that home means as much as it does. What the Night Sings

To be sure, the Ptolemies did commission massive new temples in the ancient style, largely to help the Macedonian rulers ingratiate themselves with their native subjects. Circumference

He realized asking Rishi to commit to an engineering program was like asking him to live in a nicely decorated cage for the rest of his life. When Dimple Met Rishi

Another group was trying to groom one of the younger scythes for a position on the selection committee, so that he might sway gleaning choices when they needed those choices swayed. Scythe

He decided to compromise by breaking the fast on training days and adding a number of fast days after the holiday. Washington Times (Aug 22, 2018)

But the real joke isn’t that the sluggers revealed to me the date of Earth’s demise; it’s that they offered me the choice to prevent it. We Are the Ants

And with that, I am dismissed with the wave of a hand. The Belles

The fast food chains are now imperial fiefdoms, sending their emissaries far and wide. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

Although estimates vary and still carry uncertainties, some experts say wildfires account for up to 20% of total global greenhouse gas emissions. BBC (Nov 15, 2018)

He was so pale that he seemed to emit a pearly glow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Hazel told Kehaar’s news and a long, disorderly, intermittent discussion began. Watership Down: A Novel

It was a copy of the manumission document of their ancestor, Simon Fairfax — born into slavery but emancipated by this handwritten deed on June 5, 1798. Washington Post (Jan 27, 2018)

If they were faithful and hardworking, the master would set them free, manumit them, when he died. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad

Thousands of flying avatars and ships continued to buzz around the shield, occasionally firing bullets, lasers, missiles, and other projectiles at it, all of which impacted harmlessly on the surface. Ready Player One: A Novel

His mission that month is to keep Lee informed of the movement of the Union Army. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War

When I try to picture the future, I can’t see myself as anything but a missionary or a teacher or a farmer, telling others how the Lord helps those that help themselves. The Poisonwood Bible

Raynar Northbrook sat at his table, holding the latest missive from Lady Amelia of the Southern Lands in his eager hands. The Serpent King

My inclination was to explain the political situation as truthfully and objectively as possible and not omit the accomplishments of the PAC. Long Walk to Freedom

His father, Carl Tiflin, insisted upon giving permission for anything that was done on the ranch, whether it was important or not. The Red Pony

The tiny cups and saucers were memories of Katie’s old girl friends and Francie was never permitted to play house with them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

“I promise you. I’m going to win that contest, and we will be rich as Croesus.” Raymie Nightingale

And always the optimist, their mother kept battling the disease into remission, convinced she’d beat it right up to the end. Seattle Times (Apr 13, 2018)

The Cornyn proposal would expand the remit and resources of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. Wall Street Journal (Jun 18, 2018)

Usually he walked around threatening the men with a strait jacket which he always carried over his arm, and usually they were quiet and submissive in his presence. Invisible Man

Accordingly, she submitted her query on the official form, and the following day she received a note inviting her to meet the cataloger, Harry Dibdin, in his office at eleven a.m. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage

He probably surmised that if he bided his time until August, the Teklanika would subside enough to be crossed. Into the Wild

But she’d already learned Morse code and a bit about radio transmission as part of her training for her pilot’s “A” license. Code Name Verity

These parasites are transmitted to humans by tsetse flies, resulting in sleeping sickness. The Guardian (Nov 16, 2018)

The nature of language is change—relentless, unremitting, remorseless. Wall Street Journal (Jun 6, 2018)