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Rueful

Adjective
Meaning

• causing sorrow or pity; pitiable; deplorable:
• feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pity; mournful; doleful:

Disbursement

Noun
meaning

• the act or an instance of disbursing.
• money paid out or spent.

Jester

Noun
Meaning

• a person who is given to witticisms, jokes, and pranks.
• a professional fool or clown, especially at a medieval court.

Wreck

Verb
Meaning

• to be involved in a wreck; become wrecked:

Mawkish

Adjective
Meaning

• characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.
• having a mildly sickening flavor; slightly nauseating.