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The Person Vocab
For Ms. Mosley's LA Class- 8th Grade- OMS
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Language - English
8th Grade
09/13/2011

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Congenital
Definition
(adj)
of or pertaining to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, especially the uterine environment.
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Genealogy
Definition
(n)
descent from an original form or progenitor; lineage; ancestry.
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Genesis
Definition
(n)
an origin, creation, or beginning
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Genocide
Definition
(n)
the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
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Genre
Definition
(n)
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like: the genre of epic poetry; the genre of symphonic music.
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Genteel
Definition
(adj)
well-bred or refined; polite; elegant; stylish.
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Gentile
Definition
(adj)
of or pertaining to any people not Jewish.
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Gentry
Definition
(adj)
an upper or ruling class; aristocracy.
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Heterogeneous
Definition
(adj)
composed of parts of different kinds; having widely dissimilar elements or constituents:
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Homogeneous
Definition
(adj)
of the same kind or nature; essentially alike.
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Indigenous
Definition
(adj)
originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native
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Progenitor
Definition
(n)
a person or thing that first indicates a direction, originates something, or serves as a model
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Progeny
Definition
(n)
such descendants or offspring collectively.
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Engender
Definition
(v)
to produce or cause; to give rise to
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Ingenious
Definition
(adj)
cleverly invented or resourceful; shows genius
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-ad(e)
Definition
group or unit
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-age
Definition
process; outcome of
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al-, ar-
Definition
of the kind of; pertaining to; having the form of
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ambi-, amphi-
Definition
both; around
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-an
Definition
denotes places; membership of
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Anthropology
Definition
(n)
theology dealing with the origin, nature, and destiny of human beings
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Autocrat
Definition
(n)
a person (a monarch) ruling with unlimited power
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Automaton
Definition
(n)
automatically controlled operation of an apparatus, process, or system by mechanical or electronic devices that take the place of human labor
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Autonomy
Definition
(n)
self directing freedom, especially in moral independence
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Autopsy
Definition
(n)
a critical examination of examination, evaluation, or assessment of something in the past (dead bodies)
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Egoism
Definition
(n)
excessive concern for ones self with or without exaggerated feelings of self importance
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Feminism
Definition
(n)
the theory of political, economical, and social equality of the sexes
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Feminist
Definition
(n)
one who strongly believes in feminism
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Gynecology
Definition
(n)
the study of the female reproductive system
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Homicide
Definition
(n)
the killing of one human being by another; murder
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Humane
Definition
(adj)
showing broad compassion for other humans
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Humanism
Definition
(n)
a doctrine, attitude, or way of life centered on human interests or values, especially a philosophy that usually rejects supernaturalism and stresses an individuals dignity, worth, and self realization through reason
Term
Humanities
Definition
(n)
the study of human made art, literature, ect.
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Misanthrope
Definition
(n)
a person who hates or distrusts human kind
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Virile
Definition
(adj)
manly traits(;
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a-, an-
Definition
not; without
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ab-, abs-
Definition
away from; separated
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-able
Definition
capable of; fit for; tending to; giving to
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ac-, ad-, af-, ag-, al-, ap-, as-
Definition
to; toward
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-acy
Definition
quality; state; office
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