Lesson 5 ~ The Root "Gen"

English 1 - Mrs. Ryan CNHS

Congenial

Having the same taste or habits

Degenerate

To sink into a lower or worse condition as before

Gender

One of the categories masculine, feminine, or neuter used to classify pronouns

Genealogy

A record of the descent of a family

Generic

Classifying something as general rather than specific

Genesis

The coming into being anything

Gentry

People of high class with good families

Primogeniture

Being the first born in a family

Progeny

Children or offspring

Regenerate

To revive something