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Associations of "Inefficiency" (30 Words)
| awkwardness | The quality of an embarrassing situation. The awkwardness of youth. |
| bootless | (of a task or undertaking) ineffectual; useless. Remonstrating with him seems ever to have been a bootless task. |
| carelessness | Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances. Most road accidents are caused by carelessness on the part of motorists. |
| culpable | Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious. Mercy killings are less culpable than ordinary murders. |
| dissipation | Breaking up and scattering by dispersion. Mindless dissipation of natural resources. |
| economic | Of or relating to the science of economics. Solar power may provide a more economic solution. |
| extravagance | Excessive elaboration. We were surprised by the extravagance of his description. |
| extravagant | Exceeding what is reasonable or appropriate; excessive or elaborate. It was rather extravagant to buy both. |
| futile | Producing no result or effect. A futile effort. |
| garbage | Worthless or meaningless material or ideas; rubbish. Garbage littered the estate. |
| incapable | (followed by `of’) lacking capacity or ability. Wilson blushed and was incapable of speech. |
| incompetence | Inability to do something successfully; ineptitude. Allegations of professional incompetence. |
| ineffective | Lacking in power or forcefulness. An ineffective administration. |
| ineffectual | Not producing an intended effect. An ineffectual campaign. |
| inefficient | Lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate. Inefficient workers. |
| ineptitude | Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training. The sheer ineptitude of their economic plan. |
| lavish | Expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns. A lavish buffet. |
| negligence | Breach of a duty of care which results in damage. His injury was due to the negligence of his employers. |
| powerless | Lacking power. Troops were powerless to stop last night s shooting. |
| prodigal | A person who leaves home to lead a prodigal life but later makes a repentant return. The government wished to clip the wings of the local authority prodigals. |
| prodigality | Excessive spending. |
| profligate | A dissolute man in fashionable society. He succumbed to drink and a profligate lifestyle. |
| spending | The act of spending or disbursing money. |
| spendthrift | Someone who spends money prodigally. A spendthrift uncle. |
| unable | Not having the necessary means or skill or know-how. Unable to get to town without a car. |
| unavailing | Achieving little or nothing; ineffective. An unavailing attempt. |
| unproductive | (of an activity or period) not achieving much; not very useful. Unproductive land must be reforested. |
| useless | Not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome. A piece of useless knowledge. |
| wastebasket | A waste-paper basket. |
| wasteful | Tending to squander and waste. Wasteful energy consumption. |