- Expend
v. to use up (as in energy or money)
Be careful not to expend all your energy in the first half of a marathon.
- Emphatic
adj. very expressive; using emphasis
Her emphatic smile told me she was excited to ride the roller coaster.
- Counterproductive
adj. hindering the achievement of a goal
Bill's idea to take a shortcut was ultimately counterproductive: it took us twice as long to get to the train station.
