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antedeluvian
(ant-tea-de-loo'-vee-un) |
AGE/EXPERIENCE
(adj.) very old, primitive, old-fashioned Her fashion sense was not just out- dated, it was down-right _antedeluvian_! |
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antiquated
(an-ti-quate-ed) |
AGE/EXPERIENCE
(adj.) - out of date, obsolete, too old If you expect to get quicker results, you had better change the -antiquated- research methods you have been using. |
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archaic
(are-kay'-ick) |
AGE/EXPERIENCE
(adj.) no longer current or applicable, antiquated She had spent so many years buried in her archaic civilizations that she had real trouble teaching a modern history course. |
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callow
(cow'-loe) |
AGE/EXPERIENCE
(adj.) young and inexperienced; immature Ah, -callow- youth! How little do they know about the realities of life. |
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hoary
(whore'-ree) |
AGE/EXPERIENCE
(adj.) very old, ancient; gray/white with age Of course his hoary jokes are very predictable, he's been telling them to us for about thirty years now. |
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ingenue
(ahn'-jen-new) |
AGE/EXPERIENCE
(n.) innocent/inexperienced young woman Hollywood is full of heart breaking stories --- one poor -ingenue- after another going through its revolving doors, forever ingenuous and unaware. |
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jejune
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AGE/EXPERIENCE
(adj.) - childishly dull; not mature He'll make a great elementary school teacher as he has the longest list of jejune jokes in the world, like - What are goose bumps for? To keep geese from speeding! |
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juvenescent
(juv-eh-nes'cent) |
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(adj.) becoming young or youthful Many plastic surgeons keep themselves wealthy by catering to the -juvenescent-dreams of a continually aging population. |
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neophyte
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newfangled
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novice
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precocious
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puerile
pew'a-rul or pure-ILE |
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senescense
seh-NES'-ence |
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senile
(see-NILE) |
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superannuated
super-an'-uated |
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tyro
(tie'-row) |
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a beginner in learning something |
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venerable
(ven'er-a-bull) |
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veteran
(ve'-ter'-rin/ veh'-trun) |
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(n.) experienced/practiced; someone who has served in the military |
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fledgling
(rhymes with "pledge-wing") |
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(n.;adj.) a young bird; anyone new and inexperienced He saw himself as a -fledging- scholar and he didn't feel quite at home deep in the stacks of the ancient library. |
