| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| emboss |
to decorate the surface of with a raised design. |
| evasion |
the act or an instance of escaping, avoiding, or failing to perform something. |
| expiate |
to atone or make amends for (a sin, crime, offense, or the like). |
| finicky |
exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy. |
| illicit |
not permitted by custom or law; illegitimate. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| laudable |
worthy of praise. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| onerous |
unwanted, unpleasant, and burdensome. |
| putative |
widely thought to be such; reputed; supposed. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| redundant |
unnecessarily repetitive. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |