| abstraction |
the act of removing or separating. |
| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| chauvinist |
one who has a biased belief in the superiority of one's own sex over the other. |
| counterbalance |
to balance or offset with an equal force or influence; counterpoise. |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| devious |
not the straightest, most direct way; winding; roundabout. |
| gubernatorial |
of or pertaining to the office of governor or to a governor. |
| intemperance |
lack of restraint in the indulgence of an appetite, especially the consumption of alcohol. |
| magnanimous |
having or showing a generous, forgiving, or noble nature. |
| morose |
gloomy or sullen. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| singularity |
an unusual trait or quality. |
| throwback |
a reappearance of an outmoded procedure, system, or the like. |
| timely |
happening at just the right moment. |
| vagrant |
one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place; nomad; tramp. |