Vexation (noun): the act of vexing; the state of being vexed; irritation; annoyance; something that vexes; a cause of annoyance; nuisance (Crime and Punishment, p.76)
Trifle (noun): something of little value, substance, or importance (Crime and Punishment, p.80)
(verb): to talk in a jesting or mocking manner or with intent to delude or mislead; to treat someone or something as unimportant (Crime and Punishment, p.80)
Portentous (adjective): eliciting amazement or wonder: prodigious; being a grave or serious matter; self-consciously solemn or important: pompous (Crime and Punishment, p.81)
Deduce (verb): to determine by deduction; specifically: to infer from a general principle; to trace the course of (Crime and Punishment, p.260)
Tirade (noun): a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language (Crime and Punishment, p.261)
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