a lone dissenter, such as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from their peers

a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound

to let pass without notice; disregard

young, new, or inexperienced

a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly"

sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence

the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist

(of sound in a movie, television program, etc.) occurring within the context of the story and able to be heard by the characters

of or relating to money

any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place

headlong

anything that transforms, purifies, or refines

to express earnest disapproval of

hanging down loosely

(of ideas or writings) dry and uninteresting

the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time