leadership Online Quiz - 79

Deft means skillful, quick, or neat in one's movements or actions. It describes dexterity and cleverness. The other options define unrelated terms.

Defunct means no longer in existence, use, or operation - effectively dead or finished. It can apply to organizations, laws, or people. The other options are completely unrelated.

Degenerate means to decline from a higher to a lower state, becoming worse in quality, character, or morality. It can be a verb or adjective. The other options define unrelated terms.

Degradation can mean the state of being humiliated or debased, making 'humiliation' (A) the correct answer. The other options describe completely unrelated concepts - providing food/drink is hospitality, a snow mass is an avalanche, and preceding events are antecedents.

Delusive means deceptive or misleading, making 'deceptive' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - speed is rapidity, solemn wonder is awe, and an infection-preventing substance is an antiseptic.

Delve means to dig or reach into, making 'dig' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - heavenly refers to the sky/divine, terrible means very bad, and contrast means difference.

Dehydrate means to remove water from something, making 'remove water from' (A) the correct answer. The prefix 'de-' means removal and 'hydr' relates to water. The other options are unrelated - purging is cleansing, avant-garde refers to innovative art, and antiquated means outdated.

Deify means to treat someone or something as a god, making 'turn into a god' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - purgative means cleansing, greediness is avarice, and a song of praise is a hymn or anthem.

Deign means to condescend or do something in a way that shows one considers it beneath their dignity, making 'condescend' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - universal means widespread, avenge means take revenge, and an anthology is a collection of writings.

Delete means to erase or remove completely, making 'erase' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - a caucus is a political meeting, state confidently is assert, and manlike means resembling a man.

Deleterious means causing harm or damage, making 'harmful' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - caulk means seal cracks, reluctant means unwilling, and an anthropologist studies human cultures.

As a verb, deliberate means to consider or think carefully about something, making 'consider' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - causal relates to cause and effect, antipathy is strong dislike, and anthropomorphic means having human qualities.

Delineate means to describe, portray, or outline something precisely, making 'portray' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - burning is combustion, prevent means stop, and depression is a letdown in mood.

Delirium is a mental state marked by confusion and disorientation, making 'mental disorder marked by confusion' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - cauterize is burning tissue, a coop is an enclosure, and an antidote counteracts poison.

A delta is a flat plain of mud or sand formed where a river branches before entering a larger body of water, making 'flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - a cavalcade is a procession, avarice is greed, and dislike is aversion.

To delude means to deceive or mislead someone into believing something that is false. The correct answer A directly captures this meaning of fooling or tricking someone.

Deluge primarily means a great flood or heavy rain, or to overwhelm with a large quantity of something. Option A correctly identifies this core meaning of an overwhelming flood or downpour.

A delusion is a false belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument. Option A precisely captures this psychological concept of a persistent false belief.

A demagogue is a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by rational argument. Option A correctly identifies this manipulative characteristic of exploiting prejudice for popularity.

To demean means to conduct or behave oneself in a particular way, often with the sense of lowering dignity or causing disgrace. Option A correctly identifies the negative connotation of bringing shame or disgrace upon someone or something.