| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| brandish |
to wave or shake (something such as a weapon) in a threatening or agitated manner. |
| convivial |
enjoying feasting, drinking, and socializing; sociable. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| gender |
the sex of a person or animal. |
| insubstantial |
lacking firmness or solidity; slight. |
| jabber |
to speak or make sounds like speech, quickly or at length, but without making much sense or creating much interest in the listener; babble. |
| loquacious |
given to talking much or excessively; garrulous. |
| patron |
a regular customer of a shop, restaurant, or some other business. |
| personable |
pleasing in appearance or manner; friendly; attractive. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |
| uncouth |
lacking manners or refinement; rude, vulgar, or gauche. |
| volition |
the act of willing, deciding, or choosing. |