| backfire |
to have results that are the opposite of what one wanted. |
| boor |
a rough-mannered or insensitive person. |
| concoct |
to make by putting together a number of parts or ingredients. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| encumber |
to hinder the normal progress, performance, or use of. |
| extradition |
the legal transfer of a fugitive from one state or jurisdiction to another where he or she is to be tried or imprisoned. |
| farce |
anything improbable, absurd, or empty of meaning; mockery; sham. |
| indict |
to formally accuse (someone) of a crime in a court of law after studying evidence. |
| indispose |
to cause unwillingness or disinclination in; make averse. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. |
| stratagem |
a plan or trick to deceive, surprise, or outwit an opponent, especially as a military maneuver. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |