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53 Cards in this Set
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Brood (noun) |
The young of certain animals,especially birds; the children in one family |
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Brood (verb) |
To worry, to think about negatively for a long time |
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Cohesive |
Sticking together |
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Descendant |
An individual who can be traced to one ancestor or group of ancestors |
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Dynasty |
A series of rulers or families |
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Dynasty |
A group or family that maintains power or success for several generations |
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Inheritance |
Property or money related to a person |
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Maternal |
Referring to a mother or motherhood |
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Maternal |
Related to one's mother |
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Matriarch |
A highly respected older woman; a mother who is head of a family or group |
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Patriarch |
A highly respected older man; a man who is head of a family or group |
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Posterity |
Future generations |
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Posterity |
All of a person's descendants
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Sibling |
A brother or sister; one of a group of children of the same parents |
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Abduct |
To carry off by force; to kidnap |
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Conduct (verb) |
To lead, guide, run, or manage |
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Conduct (noun) |
The way a person acts |
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Conduit |
A pipe or channel or enclosing fluids, gases, or wires |
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Conduit |
A means of getting or communicating something |
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Deduce |
To reach a conclusion through logical reasoning |
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Duke |
A nobleman of the highest rank other than prince and king |
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Inducement |
Something that tempts or persuades; an incentive |
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Reduction |
An amount subtracted; the amount that something is lessened |
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Reduction |
The act of making something less, smaller or less significant |
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Subdue |
To conquer or bring under control |
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Subdue |
To make less intense or prominent; to tone down |
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Viaduct |
A structure of spans or arches carrying a load or railroad over a wide valley or other road or railroad |
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Appealing (adj) |
Having the power to attract or arouse interest |
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Appealing (verb) |
Making a serious or formal request for help |
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Compel |
To force someone to do something; to make necessary |
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Impel |
To urge to action, usually through moral action; to motivate |
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Impulse |
A strong urge or drive |
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Peal (noun) |
The loud ringing of bells; a loud sound |
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Peal (verb) |
To ring or sound loudly |
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Pelt |
To strike repeatedly, usually by throwing something |
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Propulsion |
The force that drives something forward, or forward motion |
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Pulsate |
To expand and contract, or beat, in a constant rhythm; to vibrate |
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Repeal |
To officially cancel; to take back or withdraw |
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Repulse |
To drive back or reject rudely |
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Repulse |
To cause feelings of disgust or disapproval |
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Congenital |
Existing at the time of birth; inborn |
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Congenital |
Occuring in the nature of the person |
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Degenerate (verb) |
To become worse |
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Degenerate (adj) |
Deteriorated; worse; having declined |
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Engender |
To start; to bring into existence |
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Gender |
The categories of male, female, or neuter |
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Cenealogy |
The record of a person's ancestors; a family tree |
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Generic |
General; referring to an entire group or class; not specific |
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Genesis |
The origin or beginning |
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Gentry |
People of high social standing; the ruling class
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Progeny |
A group of children or descendants |
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Regenerate |
To give new life to; to energize |
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Regenerate |
To replace by growing new tissue |
