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| archaic | adj: Very old, antiquated; related to an earlier, possibly more primitive period Sung Bae's _archaic_ concept of gender roles ignores centuries of progress towards true equality between men and women. |
| continuity | noun: An uninterrupted connection, sequence, or flow; the quality of being continuous Family traditions observed year after year provide a sense of _continuity_ to successive generations. |
| dilatory | adj: Tending to delay or procrastinate; intended to cause delay Procedural moves like speaking indefinitely, offering numerous motions and amendments, and making points of order without cause are _dilatory_ tactics used on the floor of either house of Congress or in committee. |
| diurnal | adj: Daily, occuring during the daytime rather than at night Unlike night hunters like owls, falcons are active during the day and are considered _diurnal_ birds of prey. |
| eon | noun: An indefinitely long or immeasurable period of time; an age How is it that a class that is only an hour long can feel like it lasts an _eon_? |
| erstwhile | adj: Belonging to a prior time; former Although Illyana left Moscow years ago, she often misses her _erstwhile_ home. |
| evanescent | adj: Fading, fleeting; tending to vanish like vapor In an effort to capture the _evanescent_ memories of his dreams, Montague kept a pad and pencil by his bed. |
| expedite | verb: To speed up the progress of or accelerate; to execute quickly and efficiently Formatting documents and spreadsheets can be tedious, but word-processing programs usually include simple tricks and hotkeys to _expedite_ common tasks. |
| instantaneous | adj: Occurring with no perceptible delay With such solid evidence of culpability, agreement on a "guilty" verdict in the jury room was _instantaneous_. |
| interim | noun: An intervening time or interval; a temporary arrangement. |
| intermittent | adj: Stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and starting again Hilda's cable service was so _intermittent_ that she gave up trying to watch television altogether. |
| inveterate | adj: Firmly established by long continuance; ingrained Ophelia is an _inveterate_ traveler, often away for weeks at a time. |
| perpetual | adj: Continuing forever or for an unlimited duration; everlasting An eternal flame marks the grave of President John F. Kennedy, its _perpetual_ glow a symbol of enduring respect and remembrance. |
| posterity | noun: Future generations; all the descendants of a given progenitor George Foreman achieved record success as a heavyweight boxer on the Olympic and professional level, but his greatest gift to _posterity_ must be his Lean mean Fat Reducing Grilling Machine. |
| precocious | adj: Manifesting or characterized by unusually early development or maturity, especially in mental aptitude; prematurely developed While history affirms that Mozart was truly _precocious_, composing music at age 4, his historic genius surely resulted from the fact that he practiced three hours a day starting at age 3. |
| precursor | noun: Anyone or thing that precedes something else. Parents shouldn't ignore sneezing or runny noses since colds are a common _precursor_ of ear infections. |
| primordial | adj: Being or happening first in sequence of time; original, primeval Life can be a struggle sometimes, as even the earliest organisms to crawl from the _primordial_ ooze can attest. |
| reminiscence | noun: The act or process of recalling past experiences or events _Reminiscence_ therapy, which involves helping a person review the significant events of his life, can be used to treat depression and Alzheimer's disease. |
| simultaneous | adj: Happening or existing at the same time Ani needed the money from her apartment sale to buy a house, so the closings for both were simultaneous. |
| synchronize | verb: To occur or cause to occur at the same time Usually recorded at different times, it can be challenging to _synchronize_ a film's action with its soundtrack. |
