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100363636adolescentgrowing from childhood to adulthood
100363637adolescentteenager
100363638antediluvianantiquated; belonging to the time before the Biblical Flood (when all except Noah and his family perished)
100363639archaicno longer used, except in a special context; old-fashioned
100363640callowyoung and inexperienced
100363641contemporary1. of the same period or duration 2. modern; up to date
100363642contemporaryperson who lives at the same time as another
100363643cronewithered old woman
100363644decrepitweakened by old age
100363645defunctdead; deceased; extinct
100363646forebearforefather; ancestor; progenitor
100363647hoary1.white or gray with age 2.ancient
100363648infantileof or like an infant or infancy; childish
100363649inveterate1.firmly established by age; deep-rooted 2.habitual
100363650juvenile1.of or for youth; youthful 2.immature
100363651longevity1.long life 2.length of life
100363652matriarch1. mother and ruler of a family or tribe; founder 2.highly respected old woman
100363653mature1. full-grown; ripe 2.carefully thought out
100363654nonagelegal minority; period before maturity
100363655nonagenarianperson 90-99 years old
100363656obsolescentgoing out of use; becoming obsolete
100363657obsoleteno longer in use; out of date
100363658patriarch1.father and ruler of a family or tribe; founder 2.highly respected old man
100363659posthumous1.published after the author's death 2. occurring after death
100363660prelapsarianof the time or state before the fall of mankind
100363661primevalpertaining to the world's first ages; primitive
100363662primordial1.existing at the very beginning 2. elementary; primary; first in order
100363663pristinein original, long-ago state, uncorrupted
100363664pubertyphysical beginning of manhood(at about the age of 14 for men and 12 for women)
100363665puerilefoolish for a grown person to say or do; childish
100363666senileshowing the weakness of age
100363667superannuated1.retired on a pension; advanced in years; very old 2incapacitated by age
100363668venerableworthy of respect because of advanced age, achievement, virtue, or historical importance
100363669veteran1.person experienced in some occupation, art, or profession 2.ex-member of the armed forces
100363670yorelong age
100363671abstemioussparing in eating and drinking; temperate
100363672carousaldrinking party; drunken revelry
100363673dipsomaniaabnormal, uncontrollable craving for alcohol; alcoholism
100363674inebriateddrunk; intoxicated
100363675sober1.not drunk; temperate 2.serious; free from excitement or exaggeration
100363676sobrietytemperance; abstinence
100363677sotperson made foolish by excessive drinking; drunkard
100363678teetotalerperson who totally abstains from intoxicating beverages
100363679bowforward part of a ship; prow
100363680brine1. salty water 2.ocean; sea; the deep
100363681doldrums1. calm, windless part of the ocean near the equator 2. listlessness
100363682flotsamwreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on the sea; driftage
100363683jetsamgoods cast overboard to lighten a ship in distress
100363684jettisonthrow (goods)overboard to lighten a ship or plane; discard
100363685leewardin the direction away from the wind
100363686marineof the sea or shipping; nautical; maritime
100363687marinersailor; seaman
100363688starboardpertaining to the right-hand side of ship when you are on deck and facing the bow(forward)
100363689carriondecaying flesh of a carcass
100363690contaminatemaking impure by mixture; pollute defile
100375634drosswaste; refuse
100375635expurgateremove objectionable material from a book; bowdlerize; purify
100375636immaculatespotless; absolutely clean; pure; faultless
100375637offalwaste parts of a butchered animal; refuse; garbage
100375638purgecleanse; purify; rid of undesired element or person
100375639slatternlyuntidy; dirty from habitual neglect; slovenly
100375640slovenperson habitually untidy, dirty,or careless in dress, habits etc.
100375641sordidfilthy; vile
100375642squalidfilthy from neglect; dirty; degraded
100375643squalorfilth; degradation; sordidness
100375644sullytarnish; besmirch;defile
100375645adjacentlying near or next to; bordering; adjoining
100375646approximatenearly close
100375647contiguoustouching; adjoining
100375648environsdistricts surrounding a place; suburbs
100375649juxtaposeput side by side; put close together
100375650juxtapositionclose or side-by-side position
100375651propinquity1.kinship 2.nearness of place; proximity

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