✅ A cookie is a small piece of sweetened dough that has been baked and often has inclusions such as chocolate or raisins (I made a batch of cookies for the party).

✅ A wafer is a thin and crisp cake, biscuit, or bread (She served cheese on wafers).

✅ A cookie and a wafer are both small and made of baked dough.

✅ However, a cookie is softer and thicker than a wafer, and a wafer isn’t always sweet.

✅ A belief is an opinion or conviction (Nothing could shake her belief that he was guilty).

✅ A suspicion is an opinion or belief, especially one relating to something bad or negative (I have a suspicion that my dog stole a doughnut).

✅ Both of these words refer to opinions that you might hold.

✅ Both a belief and a suspicion can involve no evidence or some evidence, but suspicion suggests that you might wish to gather evidence in order to see if your opinion is correct.

✅ Humbug refers to nonsense (His book was full of humbug).

✅ Drivel refers to silly, meaningless talk (Her complaints were pure drivel).

✅ Both of these words refer to things that lack meaning.

✅ Saying Bah humbug! is like saying Ugh! Nonsense!