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Family
Lesson 16
10
English
6th Grade
02/18/2011

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Term
Ancestor (n)

Derivatives:

Ancestral (adj)
Ancestry (n)
Definition
a.
A person whom sonmeone is descended from.
b. An idea or a thing that something is descended.
Term
Clan (n)

Derivative:

Clannish (adj)
Definition
A group that has a common ancestor or background.
Term
compatible (adj)

Derivatives:
Compatibility
Definition
Getting along or working well together
Term
Domestic (adj)

Derivatives:
Domesticate (vb)
Definition
a. Relating to the family or household.

b. Not wild; tame

c. Not foreign; produced in one's own country.
Term
Filial (adj)
Definition
Relating to a son or daughter.
Term
hereditary (adj)
Definition
a. Passed from parent to child by means of genes.

b. Passed down from parent to child.
Term
Kin (n)

Derivatives:

Kinship (n)
Kindred (adj)
Definition
A person's relatives; family.
Term
Lineage (n)
Definition
Direct descent from a particular ancestor.
Term
Matrimony (n)

Derivatives:
Matrimonial (adj)
Definition
Marriage.
Term
Spouse
Definition
A wife or husband.
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