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VCR Lesson 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| GENOS, GENEOS | G. - "race," "family |
| GENS, GENTIS | L. - "race" "clan" "family" |
| GENUS, GENERIS | L. - "birth" "race" " kind" "tribe" "clan" |
| genealogy | n. - a record of descent from one's ancestors; the study of family records |
| genocide | n. - the planned annihilation of a racial, political, or cultural group |
| genre | n. - a type, class, or category, especially of fine art or literature |
| genteel | adj. - well-mannered; refined; polite |
| gentile | n. - anyone not of the jewish faith |
| gentry | n. - aristocratic or well-bred people - in britain, the class under the aristocracy |
| heterogeneous | adj. - having parts that are unrelated or completely different |
| homogeneous | adj. - of the same kind or sort - composed of parts that are alike |
| GIGNO, GIGNERE, GENUI, GENITUM | L. - "to beget" "to bear" " to bring forth" |
| congenital | adj. - existing at birth but not hereditary |
| engender | tr. v. - to give rise to; to bring into existence |
| genesis | n. - a beginning or origin - the first book of the Old Testament |
| indigenous | adj. - occurring in or characterizing an area; native - inborn |
| ingenious | adj. - cleverly inventive and resourceful |
| progenitor | n. - a direct ancestor; an originator of a line of descent |
| progeny | n. - children or descendants; offspring |