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Question 6 of 10
Read the paragraph. Then select the correct answer.


The council member's dismissal from the meeting was sudden. He spoke about the need for environmental conservation and received cheers from the audience, but his harsh words interrupted the presentation of several business leaders. The mayor told him to leave the room immediately.

Which word contains the prefix meaning "not or opposite of" and the Latin root meaning "to send"?


immediately

conservation

dismissal

audience

Answer 1

dismissal

Explanation: "dismissal" = dis- (prefix meaning "not" or "opposite of") + miss/mit (from Latin mittere, "to send").