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Unwieldy

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Difficult to move (object)

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Garbled

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Like the muffling sound of a microphone..?

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Perfunctory

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Carrying out something without effort or passion

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Ineluctable

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Inescapable

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Disclosure

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Making secret information known

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Supplant

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Supersede/replace

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Hone

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Sharpen

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Rarefy

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Become less dense or solid

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Encroachment

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Intrusion in someone’s rights

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Corroborate

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Give support for

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Conviction

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Firmly held belief or opinion

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Inimical

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Tending to obstruct/harm

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Trenchant

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Vigorous or incisive in expression or style

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Timorous

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Suffering from a lack if confidence

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Canvass

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Solicit votes from

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Dissipation

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Overindulgence in sensual pleasures or the wasting of monaii

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Refractory

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Stubborn or unmanageable

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Remunerative

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Financially rewarding; lucrative…