| Term | Definition |
| motif | an important and sometimes recurring theme or idea |
| elixir | a panacea or a quick or magical cure |
| discern | to understand something that is not immediately obvious |
| boon | something that functions as a blessing or benifit to somebody |
| quixotic | motivated by an idealism that overlooks practical considerations |
| mechanistic | typical of a machine rather than a thinking and feeling human being |
| feasible | capable of being accomplished |
| ennui | weariness and dissatisfaction with life that results from a loss of interest of sense of excitement |
| stagnation | a condition of no movement, activity or development |
| archetypal | a typical, ideal, or classic example of something |