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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| portly | dignified |
| debut | a first appearance |