| alimony |
money that a court orders one member of a divorced couple to pay to the other. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| cozen |
to deceive or trick; swindle. |
| ebullient |
highly enthusiastic, happily excited, or spirited. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| fetid |
having a foul odor; stinking. |
| inconsequential |
having no significant effect or result; not important. |
| marginal |
barely above a minimum standard of quality. |
| mimicry |
an act, instance, or the art of imitating or copying the speech, behavior, or expressions of others. |
| parley |
a discussion, especially between opponents or enemies, as to establish terms of truce. |
| potent |
having strength; powerful. |
| profundity |
that which involves great insight or intellectual depth. |
| rectify |
to put right or correct (a bad situation, injustice, or the like); remedy. |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |
| urbane |
refined in manner; polished; elegant. |