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1) the young of certain animals, especially birds; the children in one family
2) to worry; to think about negatively for a long time |
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| an individual who can be traced to one ancestor or a group of ancestors |
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1) a series of rulers from the same family
2) a group or family that maintains power or success for several generations |
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| property or money willed to a person |
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1) referring to a mother or motherhood
2) related to one's mother |
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matriarch (noun)
matriarchal or matriarchic (adj)
matriarchy (noun) |
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| a highly respected older woman; a mother who is head of a family or group |
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patriarch (noun)
patriarchal or patriarchic (adj)
patriarchy (noun) |
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| a highly respected older man; a man who is head of a family or group |
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| future generations or all of a person's descendants |
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| a brother or sister; one of a group of children of the same parents |
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abduct (verb)
abduction (noun) |
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| to carry off by force; to kidnap |
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conduct (verb) or (noun)
conductor (noun) |
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1) to lead, guide, run, or manage
2) the way a person acts |
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deduce (verb)
deduction (noun)
deductive (adj) |
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| to reach a conclusion through logical reasoning |
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duke (noun)
duchess or duchy (noun) |
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| a nobleman of the highest rank other than prince or king |
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inducement (noun)
induce (verb) |
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| something that tempts or persuades; an incentive |
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induction (noun)
induct (verb) |
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| placement or entry into a club or an office |
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reduction (noun)
reduce (verb) |
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1) an amount subtracted; the amount that something is lessened
2) the act of making something less, smaller or less significant |
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1) to conquer or bring under control
2) to make less intense or prominent; to tone down |
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| a structure of spans or arches carrying a road or railroad over a wide valley or other road or railroad |
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1) a pipe or channel for transporting or enclosing fluids, gases or wires
2) a means of getting or communicating something |
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