Essential Greek and Latin Roots for Seventh Grade Students: mit, miss (send) List 1

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