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NEELY ELA Vocab 24
The Root -gen
Term | Definition |
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congenital | existing at the time of birth |
degenerate | to become worse or deteriorated |
engender | to start, bring into existence |
gender | categories such as male, female, etc. |
genealogy | a family tree, record of one's ancestors |
generic | general, not specific, referring to an entire group |
genesis | the origin or beginning |
gentry | people of high social standing, the ruling class |
progeny | a group of children or descendants |
regenerate | to give new life to, to energize OR to replace by growing new tissue |