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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| antecedent | x/xx | Noun, Noun |
| ascendant | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| descendant | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| descendent | x/x | Noun, Noun |
| ancestry | /xx | Noun |
| ancestral | x/x | Adjective |
| lineage | /xx | Noun |
| genealogy | xx/xx | Noun |
| progenitor | x/xx | Noun |
| grandfather | /xx | Noun |
| genealogist | xx/xx | Noun |
| bloodline | /x | Noun |
| father | /x | Noun |
| surname | /x | Noun |
| deceased | x/ | Adjective |
| sibling | /x | Noun |
| kinsman | /x | Noun |
| grandmother | /xx | Noun |
| emigrant | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| grandparent | /xx | Noun |
| inheritor | x/xx | Noun |
| brother | /x | Noun |
| parentage | /xx | Noun |
| family | /xx | Noun |
| birthplace | /x | Noun |
| clan | / | Noun |
| origin | /xx | Noun |
| offspring | /x | Noun |
| namesake | /x | Noun |
| patrilineal | xx/xx | Adjective |
| mother | /x | Noun |
| uncle | /x | Noun |
| hominid | /xx | Noun |
| progeny | /xx | Noun |
| forerunner | /xx | Noun |
| protoplast | xxx | Noun |
| predecessor | /xxx | Noun |
| parent | /x | Noun |
| elder | /x | Noun |
| child | / | Noun |
| originator | x/xxx | Noun |
| father figure | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| blood relative | //xx | Phrase, Noun |
| heir | / | Noun |
| relative | /xx | Adjective |
| precursor | x/x | Noun |
| first cousin | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| scion | /x | Noun |
| relation | x/x | Noun |
| posterity | x/xx | Noun |
| former | /x | Noun |
| survivor | x/x | Noun |
| stepfather | /xx | Noun |
| sire | /x | Noun |
| blood relation | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| pioneer | xx/ | Noun |
| initiator | xx/xx | Noun |
| decedent | x/x | Noun |
| grandchild | /x | Noun |
| patriarch | /xx | Noun |
| firstborn | // | Noun |
| grand | / | Noun |
| adoptee | x// | Noun |
| kindred | /x | Noun |
| creator | x/x | Noun |
| helper | /x | Noun |
| nephew | /x | Noun |
| successor | x/x | Noun |
| younger | /x | Adjective |
| eldest | /x | Noun |
| discoverer | x/xx | Noun |
| orphan | /x | Noun |
| forwarder | /xx | Noun |
| heir apparent | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| rector | /x | Verb |
| eponymous | x/xx | Adjective |
| clade | / | Noun |
| deified | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| moabites | /xx | Name |
| sapiens | /xx | Noun |
| diverged | x/ | Verb |
| reincarnated | xx/xx | Verb |
| chimps | / | Noun |
| tetrapods | xxx | Noun |
| assize | x/ | Noun |
| neanderthals | x/xx | Name |
| homo | /x | Noun |
| throwback | /x | Noun |
| totemic | /xx | Adjective |
| descended | x/x | Verb |
| lineal | /xx | Adjective |
| reincarnation | xxx/x | Noun |
| earls | / | Noun |
| chimpanzees | x/x | Noun |
| founding | /x | Adjective |
| descent | x/ | Noun |
| totem | /x | Noun |
| illustrious | x/xx | Adjective |
| angiosperms | /xx/ | Noun |
| reptilian | x/x | Adjective |
| loins | / | Noun |
| revered | x/ | Adjective |
| eukaryotes | x// | Noun |
| alphabets | /xx | Noun |
| paternal | x/x | Adjective |
| mythical | /xx | Adjective |
| taxa | /x | Noun |
| vertebrates | /xx | Noun |
| grave | / | Noun |
| magnates | /x | Noun |
| venerated | /xxx | Adjective |
| gorillas | x/x | Noun |
| age | / | Noun, Verb |
| ancient | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| animistic | /x/x | Adjective |
| anthropomorphic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| ascendancy | x/xx | Noun |
| astral | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| aunt | / | Noun |
| brahmanical | //xx | Adjective |
| ceremony | /xxx | Noun |
| dead | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| fetish | /x | Noun |
| founder | /x | Noun, Verb |
| goddess | /x | Noun |
| hereditary | x/xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| heritage | /xx | Noun |
| heroes | /x | Noun |
| idol | /x | Noun |
| indians | /xx | Noun |
| influence | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| kin | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| old | / | Adjective, Noun |
| olympian | x/xx | Adjective, Name |
| pagan | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| past | / | Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| patrimonial | /xxx | Adjective |
| personified | x/xx | Verb |
| prototype | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| satanic | x/x | Adjective |
| stock | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| oh | / | Noun, Verb |
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| girly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cloth | / | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| sfa | x | Name |
