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Vocab Lesson 3
Classical Roots L3- Personal Relationships
Word | Definition |
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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 |