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Vocabulary Lesson 22
Root Words gen, mater matri pater patr
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English
7th Grade
02/13/2012

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Term
expatriate
Definition

(n) - a person who is forced to leave his or her native country

(v) to exile

 

Term
genealogy
Definition
(n) - an account of ancestors and descendants
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genesis
Definition
(n) the beginning, origin, or way in which something was created
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genetics
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(n) the branch of biology dealing with heredity
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maternity
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(adj) -concerning prospective mothers; for pregnant women
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matriarch
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(n)- the mother who rules the family or tribe
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matrimony
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(n)- the act of marrying; the state of being married
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matronly
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(adj)- like a married woman; dignified, stately
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paternal
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(adj)- fatherly; of or like a father; on the father's side of the family
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patrician
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(n) a noble, high-ranking person
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