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Adjective: answerable  ãn-su-ru-bul
  1. Capable of being answered
     
  2. Morally or legally responsible to a higher authority
    "parents are answerable for their child's acts"
     
  3. Liable to account for one's actions
    "the court held the parents answerable for their minor child's acts of vandalism"; "he was answerable to no one";
    - accountable

See also: responsible, soluble

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Anseres
anseriform bird
Anseriformes
Anserinae
anserine
Anshar
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answering
answering machine
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ant bear
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ant cow
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