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Vocab Lesson 3
Classical Roots L3- Personal Relationships
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| matrix | the surroundings within which something begins or develops |
| matriarchy | a society ruled or controlled by women |
| matriculate | to register as a student at a college or university |
| patriarch | 1. the male head of a family or tribe 2. An Old Testament ancestor 3. A founding father or wise man |
| patrimony | a family inheritance |
| patronage | 1. support, encouragement 2. business clientele, customers |
| patronize | 1. to go to regularly 2. to treat someone as inferior |
| patronymic | name derived from a paternal ancestor |
| fraternal | pertaining to brothers, brotherly |
| fraternize | 1. to be friendly with 2. to socialize with an enemy |
| avuncular | like an uncle |
| familial | having to do with the family |
| uxorious | dominated by one's wife |
| bigamy | marriage to two mates |
| monogamy | marriage to a single mate |