bunk	nonsense
hokum	a piece of second-rate writing/ art/ movie/ nonsense
to crack down on sth	to try to control sth undesirable
to waffle on about sth	to talk at great length and not to say anything important
claptrap	nonsense, worthless, insincere talk
trumpery	things of little value
to sidle up to sb	to move to sb's direction but in a nervous manner
to be repelled	to have a feeling of distaste
to entrance sb	to fill with emotion as if by magic/ to mesmerise
penance	punishment
to unlearn	to forget things that you've already learned
construct	theory, belief, fundament upon which sth is built
proclivity	tendency, natural inclination
to perpetuate	to cause to continue
to portend sth	to be a sign or warning of sth that is going to happen in the future
to evince	to show clearly that you have a feeling
portent	a sign of sth bad
to align sth with sth	to place things in a straight line (wyrównać)
fallacy	mistaken belief or reasoning