Vocabulary Association-E

Question 1

Efficient

2

Answer 1

dispatch- the property of being prompt and efficient; dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently

economical- avoiding waste; efficient

Question 2

Elegance

1

Answer 2

panache- distinctive and showy elegance

Question 3

Emaciated

1

Answer 3

cadaverous- emaciated, gaunt

Question 4

Embarrassment

1

Answer 4

chagrin- strong feelings of embarrassment

Question 5

Emotion

10

Answer 5

demonstrative- given to or marked by the open expression of emotion

elicit - call forth (emotions, feelings and responses)

poignant- emotionally touching

tempestuous- as if driven by turbulent or conflicting emotions, highly energetic and wildly changing or fluctuating

dispassionate- unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

phlegmatic- showing little emotion

sentimental- effusively or insincerely emotional, especially in art music and literature

reticent- disinclined to talk not revealing ones thoughts

stolid- having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited

vicarious- felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another

Question 6

Enclose

1

Answer 6

immure- to enclose, usually in walls

Question 7

Endurance

1

Answer 7

arduous- demanding considerable mental effort and skill; testing powers of endurance

Question 8

Energy (lacking)

6

Answer 8

anemic- lacking energy and vigor
enervate- to sap energy from
lethargic- lacking energy
soporific- inducing mental lethargy; sleep inducing
stultify- cause one, through routine, to lose energy and enthusiasm
torpor- inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy

Question 9

Enthusiasm
2
1

Answer 9

avid- marked by active interest and enthusiasm
hail- enthusiastically acclaim or celebrate something
disheartened- made less hopeful or enthusiastic

Question 10

Envy

1

Answer 10

begrudge- to envy someone for possessing or enjoying something

Question 11

Error (without)

1

Answer 11

impeccable- without fault or error

Question 12

Equal

2

Answer 12

coterminous- being of equal extent or scope or duration

tantamount- being essentially equal to something

Question 13

Event

3

Answer 13

cataclysm- an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
catalyst- something that speeds up an event

concomitant- describing an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

Question 14

Example

1

Answer 14

precedent- an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time

Question 15

Excess
2
1

Answer 15

surfeit- an excessive amount of something
unconscionable- unreasonable; unscrupulous; excessive

temperance- the trait of avoiding excesses

Question 16

Exempt

1

Answer 16

dispensation- an exemption from a rule or obligation

Question 17

Exist

2

Answer 17

extant- still in existence

inchoate- only partly in existence imperfectly formed

Question 18

Excellence

1

Answer 18

paragon-model of excellence or perfection of a kind; on having no equal

Question 19

Exclude

1

Answer 19

ostracize exclude from a community or group

Question 20

Expel

1

Answer 20

banish- expel from a community, residence or location; drive away

Question 21

Explanation

1

Answer 21

expound-add details or explanation; clarify meaning; state of depth

Question 22

Expose

1

Answer 22

debunk- expose as false ideas and claims, especially while ridiculing

Question 23

Express

2

Answer 23

derogative- expressed as worthless or in negative terms

limpid- having clarity in terms of expression