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::: gracious - kind in a generous way (to someone less important)
::: disburse - pay out (as from a fund); N. disbursement; CF. purse
::: recite - repeat aloud (something learned); describe; Ex. recite his complaints; N. recitation
::: hostage - person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands
::: contentious - quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments
::: foist - insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist
::: codicil - supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will
::: gibberish - nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling
::: aghast - filled with great surprise or fear; horrified
::: subjective - influenced by personal feelings; occurring or taking place within the mind; unreal; Ex. subjective sensation of the ghostly presence