| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| attrition |
a gradual erosion of strength or morale. |
| azure |
the color of a clear blue sky. |
| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. |
| disputatious |
inclined to quarrel or provoke argument. |
| encumber |
to hinder the normal progress, performance, or use of. |
| ferment |
a state of upset or fast change. |
| invariable |
not subject to change; consistently the same. |
| latent |
present but not yet apparent, developed, or operative. |
| materialize |
to become fact; be realized. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| redouble |
to make twice as great; renew more vigorously; intensify. |
| trenchant |
incisive or penetrating, as perception or wit. |