Vocab #9 & 10 Responsibility & Irresponsibility and Ability and Inability Flashcards

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Accountable

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Adjective
Responsible; required to answer for one’s actions
Explainable

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Assiduous

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Adjective

Giving consent attention; hardworking

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Default

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Noun
Failure to complete a task
A situation that remains in effect unless set in another way
Verb
To fail to meet an obligation
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Feckless

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Adjective
Ineffective; feeble, useless
Careless and irresponsible

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Incumbent

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Adjective
Imposed as a duty or obligation
Currently holding an obligation or position
Noun
A person holding a position or office
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Liability

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Noun
A legal obligation or responsibility
Something that holds one’s back

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Mandatory

Mandate (verb or noun)

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Adjective

Required or commanded by authority

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Negligence

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Noun

Neglect; lack of proper care or attention

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Onerous

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Adjective

Difficult to bear, carry or do; troublesome

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Remiss

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Adjective

Lax or careless in attending to duty

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Acuity

Acute (adjective)

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Noun

Sharpness of vision or perception

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Consummate

Consummation (noun)

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Adjective
Supremely accomplished or skill; superior or perfect in every aspect
Verb
To bring completion or fulfillment

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Cunning

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Adjective
Marked by or tending to use sly deception; crafty
Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity

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Deft

Deftness (noun)

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Adjective

Quick and skillful

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Endowment

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Noun
A natural gift, ability or quality
Funds or property donated to an institution
individual or group as a source of income

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Facile

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Adjective
Easy; done or achieved with little effort or difficulty
Working, acting or speaking with ease and fluency
Arrived at without sufficient care or effort; superficial

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Inept
Ineptness (noun)
Ineptitude (noun)

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Adjective

Lacking skill or judgement; incompetent; clumsy

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Prescient

Prescience (noun)

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Having foresight; having knowledge of events before they occur

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Proficient

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Adjective

Able to do something very well; highly skilled; expert