Unit 2: pater/patri, mater/matri, gen-,

Question 1

(adjective) of or relating to a mother; motherly

Answer 1

maternal

Question 2

(noun) an older married woman who usually has a high social position

Answer 2

matron

Question 3

(noun) a family, group, or government controlled by a woman or a group of women and/or females

Answer 3

matriarchy

Question 4

(noun) a man who controls a family, group, or government

Answer 4

patriarch

Question 5

(noun) a person who is a member of the highest social class

Answer 5

patrician

Question 6

(adjective) a characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men

Answer 6

patriarchal

Question 7

(verb) to produce something or causes something to be produced

Answer 7

generate

Question 8

(adjective) pleasant, enjoyable, or friendly

Answer 8

congenial

Question 9

(noun) a group of people born and living during the same time.

Answer 9

generation

Question 10

(adjective) of, relating to, or involving genes, which is the part of a cell that controls or influences the appearance, growth, etc., of a living thing.

Answer 10

genetic