Week 20 Vocabulary

Week 20 Vocabulary

We are family: words with the roots pater/patri, mater/matri, gen)

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patriarch

• (n) - a man who controls a family, group, or government
• (n) - a group of people born and living during the same time
• (n) - a family, group, or government controlled by a woman or a group of women and/or females
• (n)the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person; yielding, acceptance, consent, compliance, obedience, surrender, assent <br />

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patriarchal

• a characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men

• a characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by women

• a system or society with no men

• loving your country

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patrician

• (n) - a person who is a member of the highest social class
• (n) - a man who controls a family, group, or government
• (n) - a group of people born and living during the same time
• (n) - a family, group, or government controlled by a woman or a group of women and/or females

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maternal

• (adj) - of or relating to a mother; motherly
• (adj) - not familiar or like other things you have known, different from what you are used to
• (adj): The ability to do many different things
• (adj): Extremely happy or excited

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matron

• (n) - an older married woman who usually has a high social position
• (n) - a state of disorganization or untidiness; confusion, chaos, disorganization, dishevelment, mess, muddle, clutter, jumble, tangle, shambles
• (n) - a person who is unable to read or write
• (n) - a person who is a member of the highest social class

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generate

• (v) - to produce something or cause something to be produced
• (v): To mix up in a confused mess
• (v) to manage to get around especially by ingenuity (being smart) or stratagy
• (v) to destroy something

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matriarchy

• (n) - a family, group, or government controlled by a woman or a group of women and/or females
• (n)the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person; yielding, acceptance, consent, compliance, obedience, surrender, assent <br />
• (n): A situation that may be difficult to understand and that is observed and studied
• (n) - an older married woman who usually has a high social position

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congenial

• (adj) - pleasant, enjoyable, or friendly
• (adj) - of, relating to, or involving genes, which is the part of a cell that controls or influences the appearance, growth, etc., of a living thing
• (adj) - of or relating to ancient barbarians [(in ancient times) a member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations]; person in a savage, primitive state; uncivilized person
• (adj) - of or relating to a mother; motherly

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genetic

• (adj) - of, relating to, or involving genes, which is the part of a cell that controls or influences the appearance, growth, etc., of a living thing
• (adj) - of or relating to ancient barbarians [(in ancient times) a member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations]; person in a savage, primitive state; uncivilized person
• (adj) - of or relating to a mother; motherly
• (adj) - not familiar or like other things you have known, different from what you are used to

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generation

• (n) - a group of people born and living during the same time
• (n) - a family, group, or government controlled by a woman or a group of women and/or females
• (n) - a man who controls a family, group, or government
• (n): A situation that may be difficult to understand and that is observed and studied