| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| alleviate |
to make (trouble or pain) easier to tolerate or accept; ease. |
| bifurcation |
the act or result of dividing into two branches, or the state of being so divided. |
| bilious |
ill-tempered; irritable. |
| blasphemy |
disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable, especially God. |
| counterpoint |
a method of composing or arranging music in which diverse but harmonious melodies are played at the same time. |
| immutable |
not subject to change; unchanging or unchangeable. |
| odoriferous |
having or spreading a scent, especially a pleasant or fragrant one. |
| pillage |
to openly and forcefully seize goods from, as during a war; plunder. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |
| resilience |
the ability to resume shape after being pressed or stretched. |
| resilient |
able to withstand and recover quickly from difficulty, sickness, or the like. |
| schism |
a division into factions with opposing beliefs, especially in a Christian church. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |
| trite |
ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed. |