| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| contentious |
inclined to argue; quarrelsome; belligerent. |
| exigent |
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical. |
| fictitious |
intended to deceive; not genuine; imaginary. |
| implicate |
to involve or prove involvement of (someone or something) in an affair, situation, event, or series of events. |
| malignant |
meant to cause harm; evil. |
| openhanded |
tending to give to others; generous. |
| perverse |
stubbornly opposed to what is expected or requested of one, or marked by or inclined toward such an attitude. |
| redress |
compensation or reparation; amends. |
| repertory |
a stock of skills, talents, or performing pieces; repertoire. |
| reproach |
to express disapproval of or disappointment with (someone); censure. |
| rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. |
| rivulet |
a tiny stream or brook; trickle. |
| supercilious |
showing an arrogant disregard, as a look, manner, or person. |