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#5 genos
kind, race, family, birth, origin
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English
9th Grade
06/05/2014

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autogenous
Definition
originating from within or from a thing itself (auto=self)
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genocide
Definition
the killing of a large group due to the ethnic group (caedere=to kill)
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congenital
Definition
present from birth (con=with)
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heterogeneous
Definition
diverse in character/content (eu=well)
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genealogy
Definition
the study of origins/ancestory (homos=same)
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miscegenation
Definition
interbreeding of race (miscere=to mix)
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pathogenic
Definition
able to cause disease (pathos=disease)
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primogeniture
Definition
the state of being the first-born (primus=first)
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psychogenic
Definition
having a psychological origin (psyche=mind)
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genesis
Definition
the origin
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genre
Definition
a category
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