GEN~birth Flashcards

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genesis

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the birth or coming into being of anything; origin; creation

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engender

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to give birth to; to develop; to bring forth, as idea or feelings

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ingenious

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having inborn talent; clever at contriving

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ingenuous

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freeborn, honest; showing innocent or childlike simplicity or gullibility

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genial

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having friendly and kindly manner

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genteel

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having an aristocratic quality; refined in manner; polite, gentle, graceful

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aristocracy

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the people in the highest social class, who traditionally have a lot of land, money, and power

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gentility

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the condition of being genteel

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gentry

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people of gentle birth or high social position

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genealogy

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the study of race; the study of family and descent

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civilize

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to improve a society so that it is more organized and developed

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genocide

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[SID to kill] the systematic, planned killing of a racial, political, or cultural group

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progenitor

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a direct ancestor

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progeny

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children or descendants

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