| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| breach |
an act of breaking a law or promise. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| derogatory |
having the purpose or effect of detracting; disparaging. |
| dysfunctional |
of a relationship, family, or social group, not working normally or in a way beneficial to all. |
| frenetic |
frantic; frenzied. |
| intercede |
to act as a mediator in a dispute or disagreement. |
| interminable |
endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long. |
| precept |
a basic rule, principle, or directive that guides action, moral conduct, or thought. |
| raze |
to knock down or tear down (a structure); level. |
| rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| striate |
to mark with stripes or furrows. |
| succor |
help or relief given in time of need. |
| unnoticed |
not seen, perceived, or discovered. |