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Relatives
Vocabulary concerning relationships
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English
11th Grade
03/28/2009
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consanguinuity
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blood relationship
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filial
 Definition
of or like a son or daughter
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fraternal
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of or like a brother
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genealogy
 Definition
a person's or family's descent; lineage; pedigree
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gentility
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1. good manners
2. gentry; upper class
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kith and kin
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friends and relatives; kindred
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maternal
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of or like a mother
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nepotism
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favoritism to relatives by those in power
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paternal
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of or like a father
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progenitor
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forefather
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progeny
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offspring; children; descendants
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sibling
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one of two or more children of a family
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