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22 Cards in this Set
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MATER, MATRIS
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L. mother
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matrix
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n. the surroundings within which something begins or develops
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matriarchy
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n. a society ruled or controlled by women
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matriculate
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tr. and intr. v. - to register as a student at a college or university
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PATER, PATRIS
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L. father
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patriarch
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n. - the head of a family or tribe
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patrimony
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n. a family inheritance
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patronage
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n. 1) support, encouragement
2) business clientele; customers |
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patronize
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tr. v.
1) to go to regularly 2) to treat someone as an inferior |
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patronymic
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n. name derived from a paternal ancestor
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FRATER, FRATRIS
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L. brother
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fraternal
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adj. pertaining to brothers; brotherly
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fraternize
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intr. v.
1) to be friendly with 2) to socialize with an enemy population |
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AVUNCULUS, AVUNCULI
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L. uncle
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avuncular
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adj, like an uncle
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FAMILIA
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L. family
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familial
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adj. having to do with the family
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UXOR, UXORIS
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L. wife
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uxorious
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adj. dominated by one's wife
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GAMOS
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G. marriage
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bigamy
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n. marriage to two mates
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monogamy
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n. marriage to a single mate
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