use these words：equivalent, proximity¹, irrelevant，competent, capitulate

1. Art gave his supervisor² many reasons to change the decision, but the supervisor would not ________________.
 
2. I cannot go far to work; the factory must be in close ________________ to my residence.
 
3. While they put in the same number of hours, their pay was not ________________.
 
4. Janet performed the job very poorly; she was not ________________.
 
5. She continued to give answers that had nothing to do with the questions. Her responses were ________________.