| A | B |
| chronic | persisting for a long time or constantly recurring |
| dilatory | tending to delay, slow to act, tardy |
| diurnal | of or duing the day |
| antiquated | old-fashioned or outdated |
| archaic | very old, out of use altogether |
| gloaming | twilight, dusk |
| anachronism | a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists |
| terrestrial | of, on, or relating to the earth |
| firmament | the heavens or the sky, usually used in a religious, historical or poetic context |
| celestial | positioned in or relating to the sky OR extremely good, "heavenly", divine |
| conflagration | an extensive fire |
| incendiary | designed to cause fire OR anything that figuratively inflames |
| torrid | very hot and dry OR full of difficulty or tribulation |
| deluge | flood or heavy rain OR a great deal of something arriving at the same time |
| sodden | saturated with liquid, drenched, soaked |