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1. negligent= not taking enough care over something that you are responsible for, with the result that serious mistakes are made 

SYN irresponsible OPP responsible 

negligent in (doing) something 

e.g. The report stated that Dr Brady had been negligent in not giving the patient a full examination.

2. alleviate= to make something less painful or difficult to deal with

alleviate the problem/situation/suffering etc

 a new medicine to alleviate the symptoms of flu

3. progressive= 1supporting new or modern ideas and methods, especially in politics and education a progressive administration progressive and forward-looking policies

2happening or developing gradually over a period of time progressive decline/reduction/increase etc

e.g.  the progressive increase in population Britain’s progressive decline as a world power

3 technical the progressive form of a verb is used to show that an action or activity is continuing to happen. In English, It consists of the verb ‘be’ followed by the present participle, as in ‘I was waiting for the bus’. SYN continuous