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25 Cards in this Set
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descendant
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offspring of a particular ancestor
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matriarch
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a woman who rules a family clan
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congenial
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sociable;agreeable;amiable
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genesis
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origin or source
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amicable
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friendly
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despondent
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depressed;dejected
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generation
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offspring at the same stage of descent
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parental
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pretaining to a mother or father
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degenerate
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to decline, deteriorate, or worsen
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gentry
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well-bred people of high social position
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anguish
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great physical or mental pain
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disgruntled
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discontented or cross
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inheritance
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money recieved at a relatives death
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patriarch
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male leader of a family of clan
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genealogy
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a record of ancestry
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gender
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classification of beings as male or female
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primogeniture
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being the firstborn child
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blithe
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cheerful;carefree;lighthearted
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disillusion
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to disappoin of disenchant
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distress
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anziety discomfort or suffering
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defiant
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boldly challenging authority
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progeny
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children;descendants
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posterity
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future generations
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lineage
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direct descent from a particular ancestor
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maternal
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referring to motherhood
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