Week 23 Vocabulary

maternal

• of or relating to a mother; motherly
• not familiar or like other things you have known, different from what you are used to
• The ability to do many different things
• Extremely happy or excited

barbarian

• of or relating to ancient barbarians [(in ancient times) a member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations]; person in a savage, primitive state; uncivilized person
• of or relating to a mother; motherly
• not familiar or like other things you have known, different from what you are used to
• The ability to do many different things

genetic

• 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
• of or relating to ancient barbarians [(in ancient times) a member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations]; person in a savage, primitive state; uncivilized person
• of or relating to a mother; motherly
• not familiar or like other things you have known, different from what you are used to

congenial

• pleasant, enjoyable, or friendly
• 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
• of or relating to ancient barbarians [(in ancient times) a member of a community or tribe not belonging to one of the great civilizations]; person in a savage, primitive state; uncivilized person
• of or relating to a mother; motherly

matriarchy

• a family, group, or government controlled by a woman or a group of women and/or females
• the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person; yielding, acceptance, consent, compliance, obedience, surrender, assent
• A situation that may be difficult to understand and that is observed and studied
• an older married woman who usually has a high social position

generation

• a group of people born and living during the same time
• a family, group, or government controlled by a woman or a group of women and/or females
• a man who controls a family, group, or government
• A situation that may be difficult to understand and that is observed and studied

patriarch

• a man who controls a family, group, or government
• a group of people born and living during the same time
• a family, group, or government controlled by a woman or a group of women and/or females
• the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force or to the will or authority of another person; yielding, acceptance, consent, compliance, obedience, surrender, assent

patrician

• a person who is a member of the highest social class
• a man who controls a family, group, or government
• a group of people born and living during the same time
• a family, group, or government controlled by a woman or a group of women and/or females

matron

• an older married woman who usually has a high social position
• a state of disorganization or untidiness; confusion, chaos, disorganization, dishevelment, mess, muddle, clutter, jumble, tangle, shambles
• a person who is unable to read or write
• a person who is a member of the highest social class

generate

• to produce something or cause something to be produced
• To mix up in a confused mess
• to manage to get around especially by ingenuity (being smart) or strategy
• to destroy something