Anthropology Vocabulary

noun ancestry or lineage

• The plane began its descent towards the airport.
• We started our descent down the mountain as the sun began to set.
• The party was lit, we were all on a wild descent into the night.
• His descent into madness was gradual, but unmistakable.

noun waste matter discharged from the bowels; feces.

• The laboratory technician analyzed the excrement sample for any abnormalities.
• I can't believe the dog left excrement on the carpet again.
• I stepped in some excrement on the sidewalk, gross!
• His excrement of ideas was not well received by the team.

verb to mix or blend together

• The genetic material of the two populations became admixed over time.
• The two groups intermingled and their genes got all mixed up.
• The DNA of the different groups got all jumbled together.
• The flavors in the dish were so well admixed that it created a unique taste.

noun the placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after childbirth

• The afterbirth is typically expelled from the mother's body shortly after giving birth.
• I heard that the afterbirth can be quite messy when it comes out.
• Some people believe that eating the afterbirth has health benefits, but I think that's just gross.
• The afterbirth of the project was the implementation phase, where all the hard work finally paid off.