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awkward
['ɔkwɝd]
an awkward pause followed his remark
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embarrassing
[ɪ'mbɛrəsɪŋ]
awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
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sticky
['stɪki]
a sticky question
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unenviable
[ə'nɛˌnviəbəɫ]
in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign