| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
| grievous |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful. |
| intolerant |
not able or not willing to accept different opinions, beliefs, customs, or people; not tolerant. |
| intrinsic |
being essential to or of the nature of a thing; inherent. |
| nebulous |
hazy, confused, or indistinct. |
| onslaught |
a forceful, often sudden, offensive maneuver; attack. |
| overbear |
to dominate or overwhelm; prevail over. |
| problematic |
presenting difficulties or causing doubt; questionable. |
| recommence |
to begin or start again. |
| sally |
a sudden forward attack or rush from a defensive position by a military force. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |
| tacit |
suggested, implied, or understood, without being expressed in words. |
| untested |
not having been tried or used in a way that would prove or disprove effectiveness or validity. |