Vocabulary Quizs Unit #22 (We Are Family) Roots

To produce something or cause something to be produced.

• create

• generate

• eliminate

• destroy

A family or group controlled by women or females.

• patriarchy

• matriarchy

• oligarchy

• anarchy

Pleasant, enjoyable, or friendly.

• congenial

• hostile

• indifferent

• unpleasant

Of or relating to a mother; motherly.

• paternal

• maternal

• fraternal

• sororal

A person who is a member of the highest social class.

• plebeian

• patrician

• artisan

• serf

An older married woman with a high social position.

• matron

• spinster

• bachelorette

• maiden

Characteristic of a system controlled by men.

• matriarchal

• patriarchal

• egalitarian

• autocratic

A man who controls a family, group, or government.

• patriarch

• matriarch

• leader

• guardian

A group of people born and living during the same time.

• generation

• era

• century

• decade

Relating to genes, which influence the appearance and growth of a living thing.

• genetic

• biological

• environmental

• physiological