Vocabulary Enrichment: Words Rooted in "Gen" for People
Week 5 Vocabulary
Root: Gen
Meaning: people
Words
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Gender
•
Indigenous
•
Hypothesize
•
Genealogy
•
Generation
•
Genuine
•
Compose
•
Generic
•
Regenerate
•
Progeny
Genealogy (n)
•
a
person’s
family history
•
Mary wanted to know if she was Irish so she
studied her
genealogy
.
Gender (n)
•
male or female
•
Peter got a new cat, he named him Gary, turns
out he had the wrong
gender
. Gary is now
Gertrude.
Genuine (adj)
•
authentic; one of a
kind
•
“Oh my Gosh,” squealed Claire, “is that a
genuine
Prada purse?!”
Indigenous (adj)
•
Originally existing in a specific area
•
Bald eagles are
indigenous
to the United
States.
Progeny (n)
•
a descendant of a
person,
animal, or plant
•
My dog Marla had puppies; they are her
progeny
.
Generic (adj)
•
When something is
generic
, it is general, store
brand, non-specific.
•
My mom always buys the
generic
brand of
macaroni and cheese, but I really only like
Kraft.
Regenerate (v)
•
To restore a
person’s
or organism’s body
•
The tenth doctor regenerated into a doctor
who loves bowties.
Generation (n)
•
all of the
people
born and living at about the
same time
•
My grandmother is from a different
generation
, she doesn’t text and stores
her money in coffee cans.
ACADEMIC WORDS
Discern (v)
•
If you see something, you see it differently
•
Discern real news from fake news on twitter.
Interpret (v)
•
If you interpret something you figure out what
something means and put it in your own
words
•
Interpret the following quote, “Happiness can
be found, even in the darkest of times, if one
only remembers to turn on the light.”
Explore the power of words rooted in "gen" that relate to people, such as genuine, generic, regenerate, progeny, gender, indigenous, hypothesize, genealogy, and generation. Delve into their meanings through examples in sentences and images.
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Week 5 Vocabulary Root: Gen Meaning: people
Words Genuine Compose Generic Regenerate Progeny Gender Indigenous Hypothesize Genealogy Generation
Genealogy (n) a person s family history Mary wanted to know if she was Irish so she studied her genealogy.
Gender (n) male or female Peter got a new cat, he named him Gary, turns out he had the wrong gender. Gary is now Gertrude.
Genuine (adj) authentic; one of a kind Oh my Gosh, squealed Claire, is that a genuinePrada purse?!
Indigenous (adj) Originally existing in a specific area Bald eagles are indigenous to the United States.
Progeny (n) a descendant of a person, animal, or plant My dog Marla had puppies; they are her progeny.
Generic (adj) When something is generic, it is general, store brand, non-specific. My mom always buys the generic brand of macaroni and cheese, but I really only like Kraft.
Regenerate (v) To restore a person s or organism s body The tenth doctor regenerated into a doctor who loves bowties.
Generation (n) all of the people born and living at about the same time My grandmother is from a different generation, she doesn t text and stores her money in coffee cans.
Discern (v) If you see something, you see it differently Discern real news from fake news on twitter.
Interpret (v) If you interpret something you figure out what something means and put it in your own words Interpret the following quote, Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
