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Lesson 22
Father, Mother, Birth
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English
6th Grade
04/25/2011

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