16. Age
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adolescent | growing from childhood to adulthood; roughly, of the teenage period |
| adolescent | teenager |
| antediluvian | antiquated; belonging to the time before the biblical Flood |
| archaic | no longer used, except in a special context; old-fashioned |
| callow | young and inexperienced; unfledged |
| contemporary | 1.of the same period or duration -2. modern; up to date |
| contemporary | 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 of gray with age- 2.ancient |
| infantile | of or like an infant or infancy; 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 |
| obsolescent | going out of use; becoming obsolete |
| obsolete | no longer in use; out-of-date |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 ago state; uncorrupted |
| puberty | physical beginning of manhood or womanhood |
| 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 | long ago |
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