Multiple choice softskills leadership braggadocio universally present balance boasting merriment Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself C Correct answer Explanation Braggadocio refers to boasting or arrogant behavior; it can also refer to a boastful person. Option C 'boasting' correctly captures this meaning. The other options are incorrect: A means omnipresent, B is a noun for equilibrium, and D means gaiety.