| Term | Definition |
|---|
| innovation | something new; a change |
| irony | incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens |
| judicious | having or exhibiting sound judgment |
| kudos | the prestige or acclaim that results from some noteworthy achievement or position |
| legacy | something handed down from the past or left in a will |
| lucid | clear and intelligible to the understanding; mentally competent |
| malice | a desire to cause harm or suffering; deep-seated ill will |
| narcissistic | dominated by an excessive love or admiration of oneself |
| negligible | too small to be significant |
| nostalgia | homesickness |
| nuance | a slight or subtle variation in meaning, expression, tone, feeling, color, or the like |
| obsequious | excessively submissive to another person's wishes or ideas |
| ominous | foreshadowing evil; menacing or threatening |
| paradox | A statement or doctrine seemingly in contradiction to the received belief; riddle |
| parody | a comic imitation of the style, form, or content of a serious piece of work |
| obscene | offensive to accepted standards of deceny; repulsive |
| persevere | to continue steadfastly despite obstacles or discouragment |
| plaintive | sorrowful or melancholy; mournful |
| poignant | keenly touching or moving |
| precocious | developing unusually early |
| prolific | to increase rapidly in size or abundance |
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