Diminution
Curtailing, limitation
Drudging
Doing menial work
Spurious
Pretended, contrived, fake
Incumbrance
Hinderance, preventive
Squandered
Dissipated, misused
Ingenious
Imaginative, creative
Spangled
Covered with sparkle
Beseeching
Imploring, craving
Purgatory
Purification process