leadership Online Quiz - 18

To inhibit is to hinder, restrain, or prevent an action. Climbing up (489208) is ascending, agreeing (489209) is concurring, and giving up (489210) is ceding or relinquishing. Restrain is the direct synonym.

Lurid means shocking, vivid, or wild in a harsh or unpleasant way. It can describe colors that are vividly harsh or stories that are sensationalized. 'Wild' is the best match among the options.

Unprecedented means never having happened or existed before - having no previous example. It comes from 'pre-' (before) + 'cedent' (preceding/example) with 'un-' (not), so literally 'not preceded by an example'.

Weary means physically or mentally exhausted, tired after long work or effort. It can also mean expressing tiredness or boredom. 'Tired after long work' is the correct definition.

To simper is to smile in a silly, affected, or self-conscious way, similar to a smirk. Circumscribe (489223) means to restrict, clamber (489224) means to climb awkwardly, and vigor (489225) means strength.

Torrid describes weather that is very hot and dry. Desire (489227) is a feeling, venial (489228) means forgivable, and an additional object (489229) is an adjunct. Hot or scorching is the correct meteorological definition.

Subdue can mean to make less intense, strong, or vivid - to soften or calm. For example, colors can be subdued, or emotions can be subdued. 'Less intense' captures this meaning well.

Permissive means allowing much freedom, tolerant, or granting permission. It describes someone who is lenient or an environment where rules are loosely enforced.

Skullduggery refers to underhanded or dishonest behavior. Claustrophobia (489239) is a fear of small spaces, climate (489240) is weather, and adhesive (489241) is sticky. Dishonest behavior accurately defines the term.

Viscid means having a glutinous or sticky consistency, making adhesive the correct synonym. Command (489243) is an order, amorous (489244) relates to love, and climate (489246) refers to weather patterns.

A premonition is a strong feeling or forewarning that something is about to happen. Option 489248 describes a curfew, 489249 describes stickiness, and 489250 describes a veto. Forewarning is the precise synonym.

To peruse means to read or examine something thoroughly and with great care. Pleasant (489251) is an adjective, blame (489252) is a verb for faulting someone, and adhesive (489253) describes stickiness. None match the reading definition.

A pittance is a very small amount of money or a meager wage. One-sided (489255) means biased, adjacent (489257) means next to, and commotion (489258) refers to turbulence. Only 489256 correctly identifies the scale of payment.

A trek is a long, arduous journey or to travel slowly. Regulation 489259 describes a curfew, while contend (489260) means to struggle or assert. Adjoining (489261) is a spatial descriptor, leaving travel as the only synonym.

Prosperous means characterized by success or financial well-being. A place for burying the dead (489264) is a cemetery, adjoining (489265) means neighboring, and moving back and forth (489266) describes oscillation, not success.

A spat is a brief, petty quarrel or squabble. Comport (489268) means to behave in a certain way, and option 489269 describes a compromise. Fallen fruit (489270) is unrelated to the social interaction defined by a spat.

A spectrum is the distribution of colors produced when light is dispersed, such as by a prism. Compromise (489272) involves mutual concessions, while admit (489273) and refuse (489274) are verbs related to permission or denial, not optical phenomena.

To relent means to abandon a harsh intention or cruel treatment, or to 'become less severe.' 'Grandeur' means impressiveness, and 'formidable' means causing fear.

A precedent is an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide. As an adjective, it means 'preceding' in time or order. 'Aerate' means to admit fresh air.

Promote means to advance in rank, position, or grade. It also means to support or encourage something. 'Advance in rank' is the correct definition.