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Mark :: Mark (n.) Image; likeness; hence, those formed in one's image; children; descendants..

Distance :: Distance (n.) Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance between a descendant and his ancestor..

Vouchsafe :: Vouchsafe (v. t.) To condescend to grant; to concede; to bestow.

Collateral :: Collateral (a.) Descending from the same stock or ancestor, but not in the same line or branch or one from the other; -- opposed to lineal..

Sink :: Sink (v. i.) To fall by, or as by, the force of gravity; to descend lower and lower; to decline gradually; to subside; as, a stone sinks in water; waves rise and sink; the sun sinks in the west..

Downward :: Downward (a.) Descending from a head, origin, or source; as, a downward line of descent..

Condescending :: Condescending (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Condescen.

Gradient :: Gradient (a.) Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination; as, the gradient line of a railroad..

Profound :: Profound (a.) Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep.

Seed :: Seed (n.) Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David..

Condescension :: Condescension (n.) The act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors.

Lineal :: Lineal (a.) Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary; derived from ancestors; -- opposed to collateral; as, a lineal descent or a lineal descendant..

Ladino :: Ladino (n.) One of the half-breed descendants of whites and Indians; a mestizo; -- so called throughout Central America. They are usually of a yellowish orange tinge.

Shemite :: Shemite (n.) A descendant of Shem.

Extraught :: Extraught (p. p.) Extracted; descended.

Traditional :: Traditional (a.) Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the Scriptures..

Descent :: Descent (n.) Inclination downward; a descending way; inclined or sloping surface; declivity; slope; as, a steep descent..

Cognation :: Cognation (n.) That tie of consanguinity which exists between persons descended from the same mother; -- used in distinction from agnation.

Condescended :: Condescended (imp. & p. p.) of Condescen.

Downwards :: Downwards (adv.) From a remote time; from an ancestor or predecessor; from one to another in a descending line.

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