| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| demeanor |
the way in which one conducts oneself; deportment. |
| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| insolvent |
incapable of paying debts or meeting liabilities; penniless; bankrupt. |
| irascible |
easily angered or irritated; short-tempered. |
| miff |
to cause (someone) to become annoyed; offend. |
| pliable |
easily bent; flexible; malleable. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| portend |
to serve as a sign or warning of; bode. |
| potable |
fit for drinking. |
| stagnate |
to be or become motionless, fouled, or lacking in energy, originality, or development. |
| usurp |
to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force. |
| vanguard |
the leading or foremost position or part of a movement or force; forefront. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |