| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| cataract |
a large waterfall. |
| derivation |
the source of a thing; origin. |
| disquiet |
lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| imbibe |
to take up or consume by drinking. |
| impecunious |
lacking funds; penniless. |
| lethal |
intended to cause or capable of causing death or extreme harm; deadly. |
| misdeed |
an unacceptable, evil, or illegal act. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. |
| pitfall |
an unexpected or hidden danger. |
| podium |
a raised platform, as for a speaker or orchestra conductor; dais. |
| suppress |
to stop the activities or progress of, especially by force. |
| unyielding |
hard; firm; resistant to pressure or force. |