Question

as andy continued to assert that there were no full bottles at the south summit, mike looked at me quizzically. i looked back and shrugged. turning to andy, i said,
o big deal, harold. much ado about nothing.\ then i grabbed a new oxygen canister, screwed it onto my regulator, and headed down the mountain. given what unfolded over the hours that followed, the ease with which i abdicated responsibility—my utter failure to consider that andy might have been in serious trouble—was a lapse thats likely to haunt me for the rest of my life. 1. a condition that occurs when tissue and organs in the body lack sufficient oxygen from jon krakauer, into thin air. copyright 1997 by jon krakauer what is the meaning of abdicated as it is used in the passage? neglected to fulfill achieved or attained passed to another inherited or acquired

Explanation:

In the context, the narrator is talking about how easily they gave up or failed to consider Andy's possible trouble, which implies neglecting to fulfill a responsibility. "Abdicated" here means to fail to carry out a duty, similar to "neglected to fulfill".

Answer:

neglected to fulfill