If you ask someone for a little favour, e.g. to close his door whenever he's listening to loud music or television, but this person keeps "forgetting" this, always. What is a term to describe this kind of person?
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She is "accommodating". She is eager to fit in with whatever you suggest. http://www.google.com/search?q=obliging&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari#hl=en&q=accommodating
She is "affable". That is, she tries to get along and not make a fuss over anything. Opposites might include "argumentative", "contrary", "difficult" (no matter what you suggest, she suggests something else, as if she were being opposite just to be opposite)
She is "amenable". This is similar to "open"; she can accept any idea or plan. (often "open to _____" or "amenable to _____") http://www.google.com/search?q=obliging&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&hl=en&q=amenable
She is "complaisant" (not to be confused with "complacent") http://www.google.com/search?q=obliging&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&hl=en&q=complaisant
She is "deferential". That is, she accepts your wishes or judgment—to be polite (out of respect for you). Opposite might be "overbearing" (imposing her decision on you, regardless what you think.)
She is "flexible". She can adapt to any situation. Perhaps she really doesn't care. Opposite is "rigid" (with very specific, unchangeable ideas of what she wants or would agree to)
She is "obliging". That is, she wishes to please you by doing what you want to do. http://www.google.com/search?q=obliging&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en
She is "pliant" (easily persuaded or influenced) http://i.word.com/idictionary/pliant
She is "tractable" http://www.google.com/search?q=obliging&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&hl=en&q=tractable
There are a few words for this... I think the one that best fits your description is "yes-man":
a person (especially a man) who agrees with everything that someone says : a person who supports the opinions or ideas of someone else in order to earn that person's approval
The first one to come to mind was "toady", which has the added benefit of being a noun and a verb:
Noun: a person who flatters and ingratiates himself or herself in a servile way; sycophant
Verb: to fawn on and flatter (someone)
Sycophant is also a good word:
a person who seeks favor by flattering people of wealth or influence; parasite; toady
There are a bunch of other options, though, including "flunky":
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There are many words that can be used; that person could be forgetful, or that person could be discourteous. It depends on if you want emphasize the cause or the effect.
My thesaurus lists these promising synonyms for absentminded: