| A | B |
| VET | old |
| veteran | someone very experienced in something; expert |
| inveterate | having done something for a long time; habitual |
| FREQ | frequent; numerous |
| frequent | to visit often or repeatedly |
| infrequent | not occurring often |
| ANN | year |
| annals | a record of something; history |
| annuity | payment received every year |
| annual | occuring every year |
| CHRON | time |
| chronology | a history arranged by time |
| chronic | happening repeatedly or over a long period of time |
| TEMP | time |
| contemporaneous | happening at or around the same time |
| contemporary | a person from the same time period or generation |
| TEMPO | rhythm or beat |