Alias
(n) a false or assumed identity
Alimony
(n) a husband or wife's court-ordered provision for a spouse after separation or divorce (also referred to as child support)
Appease
(v) to pacify or placate someone by acceding to their demands
Deed
(n) a legal document that is signed and delivered, especially one regarding the ownership of property or legal rights
Formality
(n) a thing that is done simply to comply with requirements of etiquette, regulations, or custom
Gallantly
(adj) brave or chivalrous
Invalid
(n) a person made weak or disabled by illness or injury
Ledger
(n) in hotel accounting, a guest ledger is used to track what happens each day for each individual booking
MacGuffin
(n) a narrative device popularized by Hitchcock that is intended only as a trigger to advance the plot
Matricide
(n) The killing of one's mother
Notarize
(v) to certify or attest to (the validity of a signature on a document, for example) as a notary public
Pathological
(adj) involving or caused by the nature of a physical or mental illness
Pesticide
(n) a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms that are harmful to cultivated plants or animals
Pink Slip
(n) a certificate of title establishing ownership of a vehicle
Plea Bargain
(n) an arrangement between a prosecutor and a defendant in which the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the expectation of leniency
Red Herring
(n) A clue or plot point that is intended to distract or mislead the audience away from the truth
Strychnine
(n) A toxic alkaloid that is often used as a pesticide for getting rid of small vertebrates like birds and rodents
Tranquilizer
(n) a drug that induces tranquility in a person; often used to lessen anxiety
Transvestite
(n) a person, usually a man, who derives pleasure from dressing in clothing usually worn by the opposite sex
Taxidermy
(n) the art of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the skins of animals with lifelike effect
