1. RED ROOT WORDS Lesson 22

2. gen =
birth, origin
mater, matri =
mother
pater, patr =
father

3. A person who is forced to leave his or her native country
To exile

4. expatriate

5. An account of ancestors and descendents

6. genealogy

7. The beginning, origin, or way in which something was created

8. genesis

9. the branch of biology dealing with heredity
Grandma
Grandpa
Granddad
Grandmother
Mom
Dad
baby

10. genetics

11. Concerning prospective mothers or pregnant women

12. maternity

13. A mother who rules the family or tribe

14. matriarch

15. the act of marrying; the state of being married

16. matrimony

17. Like a married woman; dignified

18. matronly

19. fatherly; on the father’s side of the family; like a father

20. paternal

21. a noble, high-ranking person