chapter 3 group 16
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adolescent (adj.) | growing from childhood to adulthood; roughly, of the teenage period |
| adolescent (n.) | teenager |
| antediluvian | antiquated; belonging to the time before the Biblical Flood (when all except Noah and his family perished) |
| archaic | no longer used, except in special context; old-fashioned |
| callow | young and inexperienced; unfledged |
| contemporary (adj.) | 1. of the same period or duration - 2. modern; up-to-date |
| contemporary (n.) | person who lives at the same time as another |
| crone | withered old woman |
| decrepit | weakened by old age |
| defunct | dead; deceased; extinct |
| forebear | forefather; ancestor; progenitor |
| hoary | 1. white or gray with age - 2. ancient |
| infantile | of or like a child; childish |
| inveterate | 1. firmly established by age; deep-rooted - 2. habitual |
| juvenile | 1. of or for youth; youthful - 2. immature |
| longevity | 1. long life - 2. length of life |
| matriarch | 1. mother and ruler of a family or tribe; founder - 2. highly respected old woman |
| mature | 1. full-grown; ripe - 2. carefully thought out |
| nonage | legal minority; period before maturity |
| nonagenarian | person 90-99 years old (Note also octogenarian, person 80-89 years old, and septuagenarian, person 70-79 years old) |
| obsolescent | going out of use |
| obsolete | no longer in use; out-of-date |
| patriarch | 1. father and ruler of a family or tribe; founder - 2. highly respected old man |
| posthumous | 1. published after the author's death - 2. occurring after death |
| prelapsarian | of the time or state before the fall of mankind |
| primeval | pertaining to the world's first ages; primitive |
| primordial | 1. existing at the very beginning - 2. elementary; primary; first in order |
| pristine | in original, long-age state; uncorrupted |
| puberty | physical beginning of manhood (at about age 14) or womanhood (at about age 12) |
| puerile | foolish for a grown person to say or do; childish |
| senile | showing the weakness of age |
| superannuated | 1. retired on a pension; advanced in years; very old - 2. incapacitated by age |
| venerable | worthy of respect because of advanced age, achievement, virtue, or historical importance |
| veteran | 1. person experienced in some occupation, art, or profession - 2. ex-member of the armed forces |
| yore | (always preceded by of) long ago |
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