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12. geras old age

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13. geron old man

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14. senex old

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15. -escent growing, becoming

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USING THE WORDS

Can you pronounce the words?

1. graphology grƏ-FOL′-Ə-jee

2. graphological graf′-Ə-LOJ′-Ə-kƏl

3. calligraphy kƏ-LIG′-rƏ-fee

4. calligrapher kƏ-LIG′-rƏ-fƏr

5. calligraphic kal′-Ə-GRAF′-ik

6. callipygian kal′-Ə-PIJ′-ee-Ən

7. cacography kƏ-KOG′-rƏ-fee

8. cacographer kƏ-KOG′-rƏ-fƏr

9. cacographic kak′-Ə-GRAF′-ik

10. gerontology jair′-Ən-TOL′-Ə-jee

11. gerontological jair′-Ən-tƏ-LOJ′-Ə-kƏl

12. senile SEE′-nīl

13. senility sƏ-NIL′-Ə-tee

14. senescent sƏ-NES′-Ənt

15. senescence sƏ-NES′-Əns