| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| dogmatist |
one who asserts opinions or beliefs as though they were facts. |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| fraught |
accompanied by; full of, usually something bad or unpleasant. |
| hydraulic |
of, concerning, operated by, or moved by water or another liquid under pressure. |
| impenetrable |
impossible to enter; impervious. |
| indigence |
lack of means to live; poverty. |
| ingrate |
an ungrateful person. |
| preeminent |
surpassing others in importance and prominence; foremost. |
| raze |
to knock down or tear down (a structure); level. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| servitude |
bondage or slavery. |
| transcendent |
going beyond the ordinary; surpassing; extraordinary. |
| unpalatable |
not acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| zenith |
the highest point; peak. |