GEN~birth Flashcards
genesis
the birth or coming into being of anything; origin; creation
engender
to give birth to; to develop; to bring forth, as idea or feelings
ingenious
having inborn talent; clever at contriving
ingenuous
freeborn, honest; showing innocent or childlike simplicity or gullibility
genial
having friendly and kindly manner
genteel
having an aristocratic quality; refined in manner; polite, gentle, graceful
aristocracy
the people in the highest social class, who traditionally have a lot of land, money, and power
gentility
the condition of being genteel
gentry
people of gentle birth or high social position
genealogy
the study of race; the study of family and descent
civilize
to improve a society so that it is more organized and developed
genocide
[SID to kill] the systematic, planned killing of a racial, political, or cultural group
progenitor
a direct ancestor
progeny
children or descendants