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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| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |