| A | B |
|---|
| descendant | offspring of a certain famiy or group |
| generation | all of the offspring from a common ancestor or of the same age group |
| inheritance | act of receiving property or money after death or a characteristic such as red hair or blue eyes |
| lineage | all descendants of a common ancestor |
| maternal | referring to a mother |
| matriarch | a woman who rules a family |
| parental | characteristics of a mother and father |
| patriarch | a male leader of a family |
| posterity | future generations |
| siblings | a brother or sister |
| congenial | agreeable, sociable |
| gender | male or female |
| regenerate | to create anew or revive |
| progeny | descendants, offspring, children |
| generic | general, relating to an entire clas |
| genesis | origin, source or birth |
| degenerate | to deteriorate or decline, go down |
| gentry | people of high social position and good breeding |
| genealogy | a reord of ancestry |
| primogeniture | being first born and the right of the eldest to receive all the inheritance |
| defiant | challenging authority |
| exuberant | high spirited, joyous, lively |
| despondent | dejected and depressed |
| disgruntled | cross or discontented |
| amicable | friendly |
| blithe | carefree and cheerful |
| disillusion | to give a false idea, not what you might think is true |
| desolate | sad and lonely |
| distress | worry or to cause suffering |
| anguish | great pain, to suffer greatly |
