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11/22/2009

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antediluvian
Definition
antiquated; belonging to the time before the Biblical Flood (when all except Noah and his family perished)
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archaic
Definition
no longer used, except in a special context; old-fashioned
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callow
Definition
young and inexperienced; unfledged
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contemporary
Definition
person who lives at the same time as another
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crone
Definition
withered old woman
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decrepit
Definition
weakened by old age
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defunct
Definition
dead; extinct
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forebear
Definition
forefather; ancestor; progenitor
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hoary
Definition
1. white or gray with age
2. ancient
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inveterate
Definition
1. firmly established by age; deep-rooted
2. habitual
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longevity
Definition
1. long life
2. length of life
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matriarch
Definition
1. mother and ruler of a family or tribe; founder
2. highly respected old woman
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nonage
Definition
legal minority; period before maturity
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nonagenarian
Definition
person 90-99 years old (note also octogenarian, person 80-89 years old, and septuagenarian, person 70-79 years old.)
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obsolete
Definition
no longer in use; out-of-date
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patriarch
Definition
1. father and ruler of a family or tribe; founder
2. highly respected old man
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posthumous
Definition
1. published after the author's death
2. occuring after death
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prelapsarian
Definition
of the time or state before the fall of mankind (ant. postlapsarian)
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primeval
Definition
pertaining to the world's first ages; primitive
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primordial
Definition
1. existing at the very beginning
2. elementary; primary; first in order
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pristine
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in original, long-ago state; uncorrupted
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puerile
Definition
foolish for a grown person to say or do; childish
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senile
Definition
showing the weakness of age
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superannuated
Definition
1. retired on a pension; advanced in years; very old
2. incapacitated by age
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venerable
Definition
worthy of respect because of advanced age, achievement, virtue, or historical importance
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yore
Definition
(always preceded by 'of') long ago
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