TIME II

The Word's The Thing 

Dr. Louis D. Appel

The answer to each clue will be a word associated with time.

1. Active at night

2. Active by day

3. Occurring twice a year

4. Occurring every two years

5. Having a sudden onset, as an illness

6. Long lasting, as an illness

7. Set to the same time, as watches

8. Before the flood - very old

9. Published after the author's death

10. Out of use, as words like bijoux and glebe

11. Lasting only a very short time

12. Delay, put off doing things

13. Prematurely bright or talented

14. Going on at the same time

15. A word used out of its time frame, as a car in a Shakespeare play

Answers:

 

1. Nocturnal

2. Diurnal

3. Biannual or Semi-annual

4. Biennial

5. Acute 

6. Chronic

7. Synchronize

8. Ante-diluvian 

9. Posthumous

10. Archaic

11. Ephemeral

12. Procrastinate

13. Precocious

14. Concurrent

15. Anachronism 

 

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