| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| benevolent |
desiring to do good for others; generous. |
| demean1 |
to lower in esteem, stature, or dignity; degrade. |
| economize |
to spend less money; lower expenses; be economical. |
| impel |
to drive or incite to action. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| inviolable |
absolutely not to be breached, dishonored or profaned. |
| literal |
in accordance with the ordinary, exact, or primary meaning of a word or words; not figurative or metaphorical. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| menial |
lowly or degrading; servile. |
| nihilism |
the belief that existence has no meaning or purpose. |
| query |
a question. |
| sentient |
having the capacity to receive sensations; able to perceive. |
| sully |
to make dirty or tarnished. |
| waif |
a child without a home or friends. |