Vocabulary Builder Course 5

Lesson 36:

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Introduction
Students have read “The Root -gen-” and completed three exercises to learn the following new vocabulary words: congenial, congenital, degenerate, gender, generic, genesis, genre, heterogeneous, primogeniture, and progeny. 

Lesson Description
Students will complete a crossword, using all of the above vocabulary.

Instructional Objectives
Students will be able to match word definitions with their respective vocabulary terms.

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congenial: Having similar tastes, temperament, or habits; friendly and sociable
congenital: Existing at birth, innate
degenerate: To __________ is to worsen in quality or character.
gender: Something's __________ is its sexual identity.
generic: Relating to or applied to a whole group or class, general, without a brand name
genesis: Something's __________ is its coming into being, beginning, or origin.
genre: A particular type, kind, or class, especially in literature or art
heterogeneous: Differing in kind, dissimilar; composed of unlike parts or elements
primogeniture: The state of being the firstborn child; the right of the eldest son to inherit his family's entire estate
progeny: __________ are children, offspring, or descendants considered as a group.

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