| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| conspirator |
a person who is involved in a plot with others to perform or a criminal or wrongful act. |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. |
| felicitous |
well-suited or apt; very appropriate. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| mausoleum |
a large, elaborate tomb, or the structure that houses such a tomb. |
| obituary |
a printed announcement of a person's death, usually including a brief biography and information about funeral arrangements. |
| patron |
a regular customer of a shop, restaurant, or some other business. |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| provincial |
limited in outlook; narrow-minded. |
| repository |
a container or place where things may be stored; storage unit or space. |
| scanty |
barely adequate; meager. |
| sedentary |
involving or characterized by sitting or little physical activity. |
| sprightly |
lively, spirited, or energetic. |
| vicarious |
experienced through imagined participation in someone else's actions, sufferings, or the like. |