| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| correlate |
to have a causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relationship. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| impel |
to drive or incite to action. |
| maxim |
a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, especially for proper conduct. |
| minuscule |
so small as to be almost negligible; tiny. |
| palpitate |
of the heart, to pulsate rapidly; flutter; quiver. |
| parley |
a discussion, especially between opponents or enemies, as to establish terms of truce. |
| partake |
to take part; participate (usually followed by "in"). |
| propitiate |
to overcome the disfavor or distrust of; conciliate; appease. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| reprimand |
a strong, usually formal statement of disapproval; rebuke. |
| resolute |
having or showing firmness, determination, or resolve. |
| unfeigned |
not pretended or false; genuine; sincere. |