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answerable

/ˈɑːnsəɹəb(ə)l/ /ˈæn.səɹ.ʌ.bl/

Meanings
adjective
Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.

Examples :

"The student was answerable to the teacher for the missed assignment. "
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Related Words

Illustration comparable

comparable noun

/kəmˈpæɹəbl̩/

Something suitable for comparison.

"The new student's performance was a comparable achievement to the top students. "

Illustration correspondent

correspondent noun

/ˌkɒɹɪˈspɒndənt/ /ˌkɔɹɪˈspɑndənt/

Someone who or something which corresponds.

"My sister is a correspondent for the school newspaper, so she writes articles about school events. "

Illustration historical

historical noun

/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/ /hɪˈstɔːɹɪkəl/

A historical romance.

"The historical romance novel was a bestseller in the bookstore. "

Illustration accordance

accordance noun

/ə.ˈkɔɹd.əns/

Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.

"The new student joined the school club in accordance with the guidelines. "

Illustration responsible

responsible noun

/ɹɪˈspɒnsəbl̩/ /ɹɪˈspɑnsəbl̩/

The individual who bears the responsibility for something.

"The responsible for the project is Maria. "

Illustration assignment

assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration proportionate

proportionate verb

/pɹəˈpɔːʃənət/ /pɹəˈpɔːʃəneɪt/ /pɹəˈpɔɹʃənət/ /pɹəˈpɔɹʃəneɪt/

To make proportionate.

"The teacher proportionately adjusted the difficulty of the exam to the students' abilities. "

Illustration satisfactory

satisfactory adjective

/sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/

Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.

"The satisfactory results of the survey led to his promotion."

Illustration questions

questions noun

/ˈkwɛstʃənz/

A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.

"What is your question?"

Illustration accountable

accountable adjective

/ə.ˈkaʊn.tə.bəl/

Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.

"Every man is accountable to God for his conduct."

Illustration explanation

explanation noun

/ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/

The act or process of explaining.

"The explanation was long and drawn-out."

Illustration commensurate

commensurate verb

/kəˈmɛnʃəɹət/

To reduce to a common measure.

"The chef had to commensurate all the different ingredient measurements into grams to ensure the recipe could be easily followed using a single scale. "