carelessness; failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise
The hospital was sued for negligence after the surgical team left a sponge inside the patient.
Vocabulary like negligence appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.
difficult to understand or explain
related to spiritual mystery
low-point; an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
story; a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events
travelable; able to be sailed on or through safely
vague and unclear
eliminate; be in contradiction with
fail to give proper attention
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