| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| antipodes |
places directly opposite each other on the surface of the earth, as the North Pole and the South Pole. |
| codicil |
an addition or appendix, especially one modifying the terms of a will. |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| deference |
respect for and submission to the desires, opinions, or judgments of another. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| nondescript |
having no individual distinctiveness; lacking in notable features. |
| palpable |
easy to sense or perceive; obvious. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| recipient |
one who accepts something that has been sent or given, or one who has been awarded something. |
| retard |
to cause (growth, development, or the like) to be slow or incomplete; stunt. |
| sanctify |
to make sacred or holy; consecrate. |
| sublime |
exalted or noble; lofty. |
| venal |
capable of acting dishonestly or wrongly in return for money or the like; open to accepting bribes; corrupt. |
| wrest |
to take away with, or as if with, a twist or pull. |