VOCAB Flashcards
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A man who controls a family, group, or government
patriarch (n)
A characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men
patriarchal (adj)
A person who is a member of the highest social class
patrician (n)
of or relating to a mother; motherly
maternal (adj)
an older married women who usually has a high social position
matron (n)
a family, group, or government controlled by
a woman or a group of women and/or females
matriarchy (n)
to produce something or cause something to be produced
generate (v)
pleasant, enjoyable, or friendly
congenial (adj)
a group of people born and living during the same time
generation (n)
of, relating to, or involving genes, which is the part of a cell that controls or influences the appearances, growth, etc., of a living thing
genetic (adj)