| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| charismatic |
having unusually strong personal allure or appeal. |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| enmity |
the mutual feeling of enemies toward each other; hatred; hostility; antagonism. |
| exigency |
a condition of urgency. |
| feign |
to pretend or fake; put on a false show of. |
| implode |
to violently collapse or compress inward. |
| instigate |
to purposely agitate or incite; provoke; foment. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| obsession |
that which preoccupies one's mind or emotions excessively or abnormally. |
| pinion2 |
to restrain (someone) by binding the arms. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| putrid |
of, concerning, or exhibiting rot or decomposition. |
| ultimatum |
a final statement of demands, especially when issued with a threat of action if rejected, as in a diplomatic discussion. |