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NEELY ELA Vocab 21
Families
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| brood | The young of a family OR to worry, think negatively for a long period of time |
| cohesive | sticking together |
| descendant | an individual who can be traced to a group of ancestors or one ancestor |
| dynasty | a group or family that maintains power for several generations |
| inheritance | property or money willed to a person |
| maternal | referring to mothers or motherhood |
| matriarch | a highly respected older woman |
| patriarch | a highly respected older man |
| posterity | future generations, all of a person's descendants |
| sibling | a brother or sister |