| A | B |
| archaic | old-fashioned |
| hackneyed | overused |
| medieval | referring to the Middle Ages; old |
| obsolete | outdated; old-fashioned |
| austere | strict; lacking decoration |
| mediocrity | the state of being average |
| mundane | ordinary |
| ponderous | dull; heavy |
| prosaic | unimaginative, dull |
| sedentary | not moving or active |
| apprehension | anxiety or fear about the future |
| harbinger | something that indicates what is to come |
| ominous | threatening |
| premonition | a feeling about the future |
| timorous | fearful; afraid of the future |
| trepidation | uncertainty; apprehension |