GEN-birth, race, kind Flashcards
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To give birth to
engender
To give birth to
Generation
All the people born at about the same time
Genesis
The birth or coming into being of anything
Genius
In ancient mythology, a guardian spirit appointed at birth to guide a person
Hydrogen
A gas so called because it generates water by its combustion
Ingenious
Having inborn talent
Ingenuous
Freeborn, honest
Generous
Liberal in giving as a person of noble birth would be
Genial
Having a friendly and kindly manner
Genteel
Having an aristocratic quality
Gentility
The condition of being genteel
Gentry
People of gentle birth or high social position
Gene
An element of the germ plasm that transmits characteristics of the parents, and hence of the race, to a Child
Genealogy
The study of race
Genetics
The science of heredity
Genocide
The systematic, planned killing of a racial, political, or cultural group
Progenitor
A direct ancestor
Progeny
Children or descendants
Genetic
General kind
Genre
A particular kind or category of literature or art
