| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
| implicate |
to involve or prove involvement of (someone or something) in an affair, situation, event, or series of events. |
| peripheral |
related but not essential. |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| projectile |
any object that is thrown, fired, or shot by an outside force or weapon. |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. |
| resuscitate |
to bring back to life or consciousness; revive. |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| statute |
a law made by a legislature, as opposed to one established by the courts. |
| tangential |
barely connected to or touching a subject. |
| veer |
to change direction; turn quickly. |
| vexation |
the condition of being annoyed. |
| waylay |
to attack or accost unexpectedly after lying in wait for. |