vocab #24

  1. Accountable: (adj.) required to answer for one’s actions; responsible

  2. Commitment: (n.) the state of being bound emotionally or intellectually to a person, group, cause, or course of action

  3. Default: (n.) the failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation, particularly a financial obligation (v.) to fail to do what is required; fail to pay money when it is due

  4. Feckless: (adj.) (A) careless; irresponsible (B) lacking purpose or vitality; ineffectual

  5. Incumbent: (adj.) imposed as an obligation or duty; obligatory (n.) a person who holds office

  6. Liability: (n.) (A) the condition of being legally responsible (B) something that holds one back; a handicap

  7. Mandatory: (adj.) required; compulsory

  8. Negligence: (n.) lack of proper care or attention; neglect 

  9. Onerous: (adj.) troublesome; oppressive; burdensome

  10. Remiss: (adj.) (A) lax in attending to duty (B) exhibiting carelessness or slackness