2007-03-09 02:32:27 · 6 answers · asked by Beth 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
cul·pa·ble (kŭl'pə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj. Deserving of blame or censure as being wrong, evil, improper, or injurious. See Synonyms at blameworthy.
com·pla·cent /kəmˈpleɪsənt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kuhm-pley-suhnt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. pleased, esp. with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
2. pleasant; complaisant.
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[Origin: 1650–60; < L complacent- (s. of complacéns, prp. of complacére to take the fancy of, please, equiv. to com- com- + placére to please]
2007-03-09 02:43:05 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Culpable means indirect guilt.
Complacent means allowing something to happen by doing nothing or ignoring the circumstances involved in the occurance.
2007-03-09 02:37:35 · answer #2 · answered by WhatAmI? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Culpable means at fault and complacent means that you're a lazy butt. So that 800lb woman who died of a heart attack was both.
2007-03-09 02:50:05 · answer #3 · answered by Timothy S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cul·pa·ble
–adjective-
deserving blame or censure or blameworthy.
com·pla·cent
–adjective-
pleased, esp. with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied:
The voters are too complacent to change the government.
2007-03-09 02:43:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
culpable = at fault or guilty
complacent = satisfied with what's happening around you
2007-03-09 02:37:00 · answer #5 · answered by RUNINTLKT 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
guilty and satisfied, relaxed repectively.
2007-03-09 02:41:08 · answer #6 · answered by howlettlogan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋