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Lesson 21 REG
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| brood | the young of certain animals, especially birds; the children in one family |
| cohesive | sticking together |
| descendant | an individual who can be traced to one ancestor or a group of ancestors |
| dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family |
| in heritance | property or money willed to a person |
| maternal | referring to a mother or motherhood |
| matriarch | a highly respected older woman; a mother who is head of a family or group |
| patriarch | a highly respected older man; a man who is head of a family or group |
| posterity | future generations; all of a person's descendants |
| sibling | a brother or sister; one of a group of children of the same parents |