Multiple choice softskills communication whet sharpen; stimulate brief; terse ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc revenging agent Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself A Correct answer Explanation Whet means to sharpen (literally, like a blade on a whetstone) or stimulate (figuratively, like "whetting someone's appetite"). It means to make something more acute or intense, not to be brief (B), empathetic (C), or a revenging agent (D).