| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| fictitious |
intended to deceive; not genuine; imaginary. |
| formidable |
exceptionally difficult; daunting. |
| frugal |
small in amount or cost; meager. |
| inclement |
of weather, violent or disagreeable. |
| inviolable |
absolutely not to be breached, dishonored or profaned. |
| opulent |
having or displaying wealth and luxury. |
| panache |
a confidently stylish, dashing, or flamboyant manner. |
| pauper |
a very poor person who must live on public money. |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| primeval |
of or suggestive of the first age or ages. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| ultimatum |
a final statement of demands, especially when issued with a threat of action if rejected, as in a diplomatic discussion. |
| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |