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30 Cards in this Set
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Descendant
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Offspring of a particular ancestor.
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Generation
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All of the offspring that are at the same stage of descent.
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Inheritance
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The act of receiving property or money after the death of a relative or friend.
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Lineage
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Direct decent from a particular ancestor.
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Maternal
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Referring to mother or motherhood.
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Matriarch
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A woman who rules a family or clan.
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Parental
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Characteristic of a mother or father.
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Patriarch
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The male leader of a family or clan.
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Posterity
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Future generations.
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Siblings
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One of two or more children from the same parents.
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Congenial
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Having the same tastes or habits.
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Degenerate
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To sink into a much worse or lower condition.
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Gender
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One of the categories-masculine, feminine, or neuter.
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Genealogy
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Direct descent from an ancestor.
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Generic
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Not protected by a trademark.
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Genesis
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The coming into being of anything.
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Gentry
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Well-bred people of good family and high social standing.
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Primogeniture
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The condition of being the first-born child in a family.
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regenerate
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to form or create anew
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amicable
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Friendly
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anguish
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great physical or mental pain
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blithe
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cheerful;carefree;lighthearted
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defiant
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boldly challenging authority
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desolate
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lonely and sad;wretched
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despondent
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depressed
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disillusion
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to disappoint or disenchant
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distress
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anxiety discomfort or suffering
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disgruntled
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discontented or cross
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exuberant
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full of enthusiasm;lively
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progeny
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children;descendants
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