| A | B |
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| anachronism | n. something out of place in time or history; an incongruity |
| antecedent | n. someone or something that went before; something that provides a model for something that came after it |
| archaic | adj. extremely old; ancient; outdated |
| archetype | n. an original model or pattern |
| chronic | adj. constant; lasting a long time; inveterate |
| chronicle | n. a record of events in order of time; a history |
| concurrent | adj. happening at the same time; parallel |
| heyday | n. golden age; prime |
| hiatus | n. a break or interruption, often from work |
| incessant | adj. unceasing |
| incipient | adj. beginning; emerging |
| inveterate | adj. habitual; firm in habit; deeply rooted |
| precedent | n. an earlier example or model of something |
| precursor | n. forerunner; something that goes before and anticipates or paves the way for whatever it is that follows |
| protract | v. to prolong |
| provisional | adj. condicional; temporary; tentative |
| renaissance | n. a rebirth or revival |
| sporadic | adj. stopping and starting; scattered; occurring in bursts every once in a while |
| tentative | adj. experimental; temporary; uncertain |
| vestige | n. a remaining bit of something; a last trace |
