| awry |
in an unplanned and undesired direction. |
| backfire |
to have results that are the opposite of what one wanted. |
| cozen |
to deceive or trick; swindle. |
| dub1 |
to name or call. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| invalidate |
to deprive a claim of force or effect by negating its factual or legal basis. |
| irascible |
easily angered or irritated; short-tempered. |
| menial |
lowly or degrading; servile. |
| parity |
equality in amount, status, strength, or the like. |
| pastoral |
of or relating to the country or country life; rural. |
| plenitude |
abundance; fullness. |
| refract |
to bend (rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like) in passing (them) obliquely from one medium into another which transmits them at a different speed. |
| retaliate |
to strike back; take revenge. |
| unrelenting |
continuing with the same intensity, force, speed, or the like; not decreasing or weakening. |
| wrangle |
to win or obtain by quarreling. |