Vocab #9 & 10 Responsibility & Irresponsibility and Ability and Inability Flashcards
Accountable
Adjective
Responsible; required to answer for one’s actions
Explainable
Assiduous
Adjective
Giving consent attention; hardworking
Default
Noun Failure to complete a task A situation that remains in effect unless set in another way Verb To fail to meet an obligation
Feckless
Adjective
Ineffective; feeble, useless
Careless and irresponsible
Incumbent
Adjective Imposed as a duty or obligation Currently holding an obligation or position Noun A person holding a position or office
Liability
Noun
A legal obligation or responsibility
Something that holds one’s back
Mandatory
Mandate (verb or noun)
Adjective
Required or commanded by authority
Negligence
Noun
Neglect; lack of proper care or attention
Onerous
Adjective
Difficult to bear, carry or do; troublesome
Remiss
Adjective
Lax or careless in attending to duty
Acuity
Acute (adjective)
Noun
Sharpness of vision or perception
Consummate
Consummation (noun)
Adjective
Supremely accomplished or skill; superior or perfect in every aspect
Verb
To bring completion or fulfillment
Cunning
Adjective
Marked by or tending to use sly deception; crafty
Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity
Deft
Deftness (noun)
Adjective
Quick and skillful
Endowment
Noun
A natural gift, ability or quality
Funds or property donated to an institution
individual or group as a source of income
Facile
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
Inept
Ineptness (noun)
Ineptitude (noun)
Adjective
Lacking skill or judgement; incompetent; clumsy
Prescient
Prescience (noun)
Having foresight; having knowledge of events before they occur
Proficient
Adjective
Able to do something very well; highly skilled; expert
