January Words

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 Definition:

 Jan. 3  Malodorous (adj)  ill-smelling; unpleasant odors
 Jan. 4  Noisome (adj)  offensive to smell; disgusting
 Jan. 5  Olfactory (adj)  pertaining to the sense of smell
 Jan. 8  Pungent (adj)  sharp in taste or smell
 Jan. 9  Antediluvian (adj)  antiquated; belonging to the time before the Biblical flood
 Jan. 10  Callow (adj)  young and inexperienced
 Jan. 11  Decrepit (adj)  weakened by old age
 Jan. 12  Defunct (adj)  dead; deceased; extinct
 Jan. 16  Infantile (adj)  of or like an infant
 Jan. 17  Inveterate (adj)  firmly established by age; deep rooted; habitual
 Jan. 18  Longevity (n)  long life
 Jan. 19  Matriarch (n)  mother and rule of a family; highly respected elderly lady
 Jan. 22  Nonage (n)  legal minority; period before maturity
 Jan. 23  Nonagenarian (n)  a person in his or her 90's
 Jan. 24  Obsolescent (adj)  going out of use; becoming obsolete
 Jan. 25  Patriarch (n)  respected old man; father and ruler of the family
 Jan. 26  Posthumous (adj)  published after the author's death; occurring after death
 Jan. 29  Primeval (adj)  pertaining to the world's first ages; primitive
 Jan. 30  Primordial (adj)  existing at the very beginning
 Jan. 31  Pristine (adj)  in original state; uncorrupted

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