leadership Online Quiz - 85

Coup means a highly successful action or sudden attack, or more commonly a sudden overthrow of a government (coup d'état). Option A is dashing/bold, B is a sentry, and D is risk.

To couple means to join, connect, or link two things together. This can refer to physical connection (like coupling train cars) or abstract connections (like coupling ideas in an argument). The other options - location, sepsis, and bold - are unrelated meanings.

A courier is a messenger who transports documents, packages, or messages. Historically, couriers carried important diplomatic or military correspondence. Today, they might deliver packages or important documents professionally.

To court something means to seek, strive for, or attempt to gain it. For example, one might court favor with a superior, court danger, or court controversy. It implies active pursuit, often with strategy or flattery. The noun form of court refers to a legal setting, but this question tests the verb form.

A covenant is a formal, binding agreement between two or more parties. Unlike a simple contract, covenants often carry moral or solemn weight, like marriage covenants, biblical covenants between God and humanity, or international treaties. The term implies a serious, often lasting commitment.

Covert means secret, hidden, or concealed from public knowledge. A covert operation is one conducted in secret, and covert behavior refers to actions done discreetly or surreptitiously. The opposite would be overt or open.

Covetous means greedily desiring something, especially something belonging to someone else. It implies an intense, often wrongful desire to possess. The word comes from religious contexts (coveting thy neighbor's possessions) and describes avaricious or envious behavior.

To "cow" means to submit someone to one's wishes by intimidating or terrorizing them. Distractors like "wordy" (verbose) or "winding" (sinuous) are incorrect.

To cower means to shrink back or crouch in fear or submission. It describes a physical reaction to threat or terror - literally trembling and pulling away from danger. The image is of someone making themselves small and vulnerable due to fear.

Coy means shy, modest, or reluctant in a flirtatious or teasing manner. It describes behavior that is demure but with an underlying suggestiveness. Unlike simple shyness, being coy often involves playful or strategic reluctance, especially in romantic contexts.

To cozen means to deceive, trick, or cheat someone, often through persuasion or false pretenses. It implies gaining someone's trust or confidence dishonestly. The term is somewhat old-fashioned but refers to swindling or bamboozling people.

Crabbed means sour, peevish, or ill-tempered in disposition. It describes someone who is irritable, difficult, or cross. The word comes from the crab's perceived sideways, awkward movement and its association with pinching or grumpy behavior. It can also refer to handwriting that is cramped and difficult to read.

Craft refers to skill, especially skill involving manual dexterity or artistic technique. It can mean a specific trade or profession (like woodworking or pottery), or the skill itself (like 'he has great craft'). In modern usage, it contrasts with art - craft emphasizes technique and execution over pure creativity.

Crass means very unrefined, coarse, or lacking in taste, sensitivity, or intelligence. It describes behavior or language that is grossly insensitive, crude, or indelicate. A crass remark is bluntly offensive without subtlety, and crass behavior shows no awareness of social graces.

A credential is documented evidence of a person's qualifications, authority, or identity - such as a degree, license, or certification that proves you have the right to do something. 'Having many talents' describes a versatile person, not a credential. 'Pretend' means to fake something, which is the opposite of providing legitimate proof.

Credo is Latin for 'I believe' and refers to a creed - a formal statement of beliefs or principles. 'Having a backbone' describes vertebrate animals. 'Complete disorder' is chaos or bedlam. 'Having many talents' describes a versatile person.

Credulity is the tendency to believe things too readily, especially on weak or insufficient evidence - essentially gullibility. 'Summit' is the top or peak of something. 'Imaginary paradise' could be utopia or arcadia. 'Having a backbone' refers to vertebral structures.

To creep means to move slowly and quietly with the body close to and parallel to the ground, like a stealthy approach. 'Enthusiasm' refers to eagerness or zeal. A 'very thin piece of wood' is a shaving or veneer. 'Severe dizziness' could be vertigo.

Cremate means to burn a dead body to ashes, typically as part of funeral rites. 'Trace' means to track or follow something. A 'bundle of grain stalks' is a sheaf. 'Enthusiasm' refers to eager devotion or zeal.

A creed is a formal statement of religious belief or a system of ethical principles - like the Apostles' Creed or a personal credo. 'Severe dizziness' is vertigo. A 'pottery fragment' is a shard. 'Summit' refers to the highest point.