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Congenial(ken-jen’yal)Having the same tastes,habits:Sociable;amiable.
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Related word-congeniality noun
Example:Adrian and Anastasia are very congenial and spend most of their spare time together. |
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Degenerate(di-jen’e-rat) verb-to sink into a much worse or lower condition;deteriorate.Having deteriorated from a previosstate
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Related words degeration noun;degenerative
Example;houses often degenerate after decades of exposure to the elements. |
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Gender(jen’der)noun- One of the categories-masculine,feminine,or neuter-into which words and the people,animals,or objects they denote are divided.
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Example; A deer,rabbit,or kangaroo of the female gender is called a doe.
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Genealogy(je’ne-ol’e-je)noun-A record of the descent of a family or person from an ancestor or ancestors.Direct descent from an ancestor;lineage.
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The study of ancestory and family histories.
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Genric(je-ner’ic)adjective-Of, including,or indicating an entire group,class,category;general rather than specific.Not protected by a trademark.
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Related word-generically adverb
Example-the word cats is a generic term for tigers,jaguars,and house cats. |
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Genesis(jen’i-sis)noun- The coming into being of anything;origin.
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Example-The genesis of Paul’s short story was an experience that he had when he was ten.
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Gentry(jen’tre)noun-Well-bred people of good family and high social standing.A social class ranking next below the nobility
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Example- In the country the gentry has large holdings of private property.
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Primogeniture|ˌprīmōˈjeniˌ ch ər; -ˌ ch oŏr|
The state of being the first born child. |
Related words; Primogenital,Primogenitary
Example-He was the primogeniture of us all. |
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Progeny-|ˈpräjənē|a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring :
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The progeny of mixed marriages.
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Regenerate|riˈjenəˌrāt|• [ intrans. ] (of an organ or tissue) regrow : once destroyed, brain cells do not regenerate.
• bring into renewed existence; generate again : the issue was regenerated last month. • bring new and more vigorous life to (an area or institution), esp. in economic terms; revive : regenerating the inner cities. • (esp. in Christian use) give a new and higher spiritual nature to. • [usu. as adj. ] ( regenerated) Chemistry precipitate (a natural polymer such as cellulose) in a different form following chemical processing, esp. in the form of fibers. |
Example-A crab in the process of regenerating a claw.
Related words-regenerator |
