Multiple choice softskills leadership compassion petition humbly having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs sympathy for the suffering of others art of effective communication Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself C Correct answer Explanation Compassion is sympathy and concern for the suffering of others, often motivating altruistic behavior. 'Petition humbly' defines 'supplicate', while 'aversion to politics' describes 'apolitical'. 'Art of communication' is 'rhetoric'.