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22 Cards in this Set
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the surroundings within which something begins or develops
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n. matrix
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a society ruled of controlled by women
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n. matriarchy
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to register as a student at a college or university
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tr. v. matriculate
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the male head of a family or tribe
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n. patriarch
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a family inheritance
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patrimony
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1.support, encouragement
2. buisness clientele |
n. patronage
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1. to go to reguraly
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tr. v. patronize
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name derived from a paternal ancestor
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n. patronymic
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pertaining to brothers; brotherly
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adj. fraternal
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to be friendly with
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intr. v. fraternize
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like an uncle
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adj. avuncular
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having to do with the family
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adj. familial
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dominated by one's wife
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adj. uxorious
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marriage to two mates
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n. bigamy
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marriage to a single mate
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n. monogamy
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mother
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L. Mater, Matris
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father
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l. Pater, Patris
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brother
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l. frater, fratris
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uncle
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l. avunculus, avunculi
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family
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l. familia
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wife
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l. uxor, uxoris
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marriage
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g. gamos
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