GRE Word List
ALIMONY
an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
The meaning of the word alimony is an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce.
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| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| brook | creek |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
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| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |