torrid - (adjective) very hot and dry.
transient.
transient - (adj.) lasting only for a short time; impermanent.
elegy.
elegy - (noun) a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
incipient.
incipient - (adj.) in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop.
arduous.
arduous - (adj.) involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.