Vocabulary Lesson 21: Families

Vocabulary

Lesson 21:

Families

Few things are more important than family relationships. As the poet William Ross Wallace wrote, "...the hand that rocks the cradle / Is the hand that rules the world." Yet family relationships come in many different forms. The words in this lesson deal with the many varieties of families.

Multiple Choice

All four children in the Fazio brood graduated with honors from college.

• children

• group

• students

• colleagues

Multiple Choice

All four children in the Fazio brood graduated with honors from college.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Anthony spent the weekend brooding over the low score he got on a math test.

• celebrating

• worrying

• answering

• studying

Multiple Choice

Anthony spent the weekend brooding over the low score he got on a math test.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

noun

• the young of animals; especially birds

• the children in one family

verb

• to worry

• to think about negatively for a long time

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​brood

Multiple Choice

Psychologists say that talking together during dinner every night promotes a cohesive family.

• argumentative

• disordered

• fun

• compatible

Multiple Choice

Psychologists say that talking together during dinner every night promotes a cohesive family.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

The cohesion of mercury atoms causes them to form droplets.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

adjective

• sticking together

• having the parts agreebly related

noun - cohesion

​cohesive

Multiple Choice

John claims to be a descendant of George Washington.

• brother

• offspring

• grandfather

• child

Multiple Choice

John claims to be a descendant of George Washington.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

I am descended from Navajo Native Americans.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

The plane's rapid descent caused my ears to pop.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

noun

• an individual who can be traced to one ancestor or group of ancestors

• offspring, family

verb - descend

noun - descent

​descendant

Multiple Choice

The Ming dynasty ruled China for almost three centuries.

• ancient relatives

• numerous children

• powerful bloodline

• television show

Multiple Choice

The Ming dynasty ruled China for almost three centuries.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

The scholar was studying Egyptian dynastic history.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

noun

• a series of rulers from the same family

• powerful or ruling bloodline

adjective - dynastic

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​dynasty

Multiple Choice

An inheritance from her grandmother funded her college education.

• estate

• gift

• lottery

• salary

Multiple Choice

An inheritance from her grandmother funded her college education.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Allie hoped her baby would inherit her father's blue eyes.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Hallie was the inheritor of her father's business.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

noun

• property or money willed to a person

verb - inherit

noun - inheritor (person)

​inheritance

Multiple Choice

Babysitting brought out Joan's maternal side.

• affectionate

• angry

• childish

• fatherly

Multiple Choice

Babysitting brought out Joan's maternal side.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

adjective

• referring to a mother or motherhood

• related to one's mother

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​maternal

Multiple Choice

Queen Elizabeth I was considered the matriarch of sixteenth-century England.

• scandalous girl

• submissive woman

• male leader

• respected woman

Multiple Choice

Queen Elizabeth I was considered the matriarch of sixteenth-century England.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Traditional Algonquin society was matriarchal.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

A bee hive is a matriarchy.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

noun

• a highly respected older woman

• a mother who is the head of a family or group

adjective - matriarchal or matriarchic

noun - matriarchy

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​matriarch

Multiple Choice

Young family members often consulted the wise patriarch for advice.

• uncle

• father

• brother

• elder

Multiple Choice

Young family members often consulted the wise patriarch for advice.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Anthropologists have found that most human societies are patriarchal.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

The Catholic church is a patriarchy headed by the pope.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

noun

• a highly respected older man

• a man who is the head of a family or group

adjective - patriarchal or patriarchic

noun - patriarchy

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​patriarch

Multiple Choice

The famous artist's daughter donated a large portion of his work to the museum so that it would be preserved for posterity.

• young artists

• school children

• future generations

• needy communities

Multiple Choice

The famous artist's daughter donated a large portion of his work to the museum so that it would be preserved for posterity.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

noun

• future generations

• all of a person's descendants

​posterity

Multiple Choice

Siblings often look similar to one another.

• parents

• classmates

• friends

• a brother or sister

Multiple Choice

Siblings often look similar to one another.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

noun

• a brother or a sister

• one of a group of children from the same parents

​sibling