Latin Root: Gen-

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Latin Root Gen-

• Birth
• Origin

Charles Darwin was an English naturalist who
wrote The Origin of Species where he proposed the
theory of evolution by natural selection.
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Gender, n.

• The sex a person is born, male or female

When it comes to gender , women do seem to read
more ravenously than men.
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Generation, n.

• A group of people born around the same time,
  (roughly 30 years is accepted as the average
  period between the birth of parents and the birth
  of their offspring)

Wannabe idols pass around the mic and sing along
to generation -spanning tunes.
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Progeny, n.

• The children born to a person descendants or
  offspring

Many Americans are the progeny of immigrants.
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Indigenous, adj.

• Born in, growing naturally in a particular region
• Certain species of orchids are indigenous to
  Alaska.

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Generic, adj., n.

• Typical of an original, but not coming from the
  true source not sold or made under a particular
  band name

Flu is sometimes used as a generic term for any
illness caused by a virus
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Generous, adj.

• Very giving, as if born with plenty of money
• Abundant ample

Generous charitable giving is a hallmark of this
class.
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Genius, n.

• A person born with great intelligence

What Einstein lacked in social skills, however,
he made up for in sheer outrageous genius .
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Genteel, adj.

• Elegant, graceful, as typical of one born to the
  upper class

Beneath his genteel demeanor beats the heart of
a streetwise rebel.
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Genuine, adj.

• Originating from one true source

Ocean acidification is a well studied phenomena
and of genuine concern. It's a colorfully
beaded, carved tourists' replica of a genuine
tribal club.
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Genesis, n.

• The birth or origin of something

The genesis of the Civil Rights movement began in
the 1950s.
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Disingenuous, adj.

• Not genuinely sincere lacking in truthfulness

The former Rutgers coach, Mike Rice, has been
criticized recently over his disingenuous
apologies to the parents and players he so often
verbally abused.
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Generatrix, n. jen-uh-rey-triks

• A point, line, or plane that is moved in a
  specific way to produce a geometric figure

How do I find the generatrix of a cone?
a cylinder is simply a cone whose apex is at
infinity, which corresponds visually to a
cylinder in perspective appearing to be a cone
towards the sky.
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Generalizationed, n.

• A principle, theory, etc., with general
  application
• A generalization is a broad statement about what
  a group of people or things have in common.
• For example, using what you know and have
  observed, you could generalize by saying
• Most people in the united States greet each
  other with a handshake.
• Thats because generally speakingthat is the
  customary greeting in America and it is supported
  by fact.

As always, to prove a generalization wrong, all
one has to do is cite one exception.