| Term | Definition |
| irrelevant | having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue |
| desolate | Barren or laid waste, devastated |
| incredulously | Indicating or showing unbelief |
| infinitesimal | infinitely or immeasurably small |
| audible | capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard |
| scepticism | a doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind; dubiety |
| tangible | capable of being touched; discernible by the touch |
| uninflected | monotone; expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection |
| peremptorily | in an imperative and commanding manner |
| "the banns" | public announcement of a proposed marriage |