| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| fetid |
having a foul odor; stinking. |
| fop |
a man who is highly concerned with, and often vain about, his appearance and manners; dandy. |
| grandeur |
the quality of being majestic or splendid. |
| illicit |
not permitted by custom or law; illegitimate. |
| incorporate |
to include as part of a larger thing; blend. |
| incur |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usually some unwanted or harmful consequence). |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |
| rejoinder |
a response to a reply; retort. |
| repartee |
a quick, clever reply; witty retort. |
| subterfuge |
a stratagem or artifice used to hide, avoid, or deceive. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |