leadership Online Quiz - 112

'Bestial' means beastlike, savage, or brutish - resembling a beast in qualities or behavior. Option B is correct. Option A is not a standard word (perhaps 'indistinctive' was meant), option C means 'emolument', and option D refers to 'matrimony'.

'Bestow' means to confer or present (a gift, honor, or right) - to give something formally or as an honor. Option B 'confer' matches this meaning. Option A defines 'nonentity', option C means 'empathy', and option D describes 'provenance' or 'source'.

Betoken means to signify, indicate, or be a sign of something. When something betokens another thing, it serves as a signal or warning sign, like how dark clouds might betoken an approaching storm.

To betray means to be unfaithful, disloyal, or to deceive someone who trusts you. Option B correctly captures this meaning. Options A, C, and D represent unrelated concepts - meaningless speech, imitation, and rough handling respectively.

Betroth means to promise or arrange to marry someone, making them engaged. Option B is the correct definition. Options A, C, and D are incorrect - they refer to a rope loop, making laws, and monumental tombs respectively.

A bevy refers to a large group or collection, typically of birds or people. Option B correctly identifies this meaning. Options A, C, and D are unrelated - homesickness, being in love, and a color respectively.

Beware means to be cautious, wary, or careful about something or someone. Option B is correct. Options A, C, and D are incorrect - questionable medicine, encoding, and rebelling respectively.

Bewitch means to cast a spell over someone, enchant them, or captivate them completely. Option B is correct. Options A, C, and D are incorrect - conspicuous, surrounding, and overly sentimental respectively.

Bicameral describes something with two chambers, specifically a legislative body with two houses (like the U.S. Congress with Senate and House). Option B is correct. Options A, C, and D are incorrect - a V-shaped cut, enclosed territory, and proverb respectively.

Bicker means to quarrel, argue, or engage in petty disputes. Option B is correct. Options A, C, and D are incorrect - disrepute, praising, and physical injury respectively.

Bid can mean to command or direct someone, especially in formal or archaic contexts (like "I bid you go"). Option B is correct. Options A, C, and D are incorrect - providing food, surrounding, and being scanty respectively.

Belligerent means hostile, aggressive, or inclined to fight or quarrel. Option D is correct. Options A, B, and C are incorrect - trivial, marriage-related, and blissful respectively.

A bard is a poet, traditionally one who composed and recited epic poems (especially in Celtic tradition). Option D is correct. Options A, B, and C are incorrect - a low sound, a curse, and being effective respectively.

Barefaced means shameless, bold, and noticeable, typically describing something done without attempt to conceal (like a barefaced lie). Option D is correct. Options A, B, and C are incorrect - pondering, an evildoer, and being effective respectively.

A bargain is an agreement between two parties, though it also commonly means a negotiated deal or favorable purchase. Option D correctly identifies the agreement meaning. Options A, B, and C are incorrect - musky odor, doing evil, and effect respectively.

Baroque refers to an elaborate, highly ornamental style, especially in 17th-century European art, architecture, and music. It means characterized by intricate details, dramatic flourishes, and extravagant decoration. The other options are unrelated: 'gather' is a common verb, while 'wishing evil' and 'having womanly traits' are meanings of different words entirely.

Barrage primarily means a concentrated artillery bombardment or a barrier of heavy gunfire. Figuratively, it can mean a rapid, overwhelming outpouring, like a barrage of questions or criticism. The other options are incorrect: 'stale (in odor or taste)' belongs to 'fusty', 'wrongdoing' is typically 'maleficence', and 'inner excitement' relates to 'exuberance'.

Barrister is a British legal term for a lawyer qualified to represent clients in higher courts. Barristers specialize in courtroom advocacy and giving expert legal advice, distinct from solicitors who handle client-facing legal work outside court. The other options are incorrect: 'ability to change in form' is 'versatility', 'hateful' is 'spiteful', and 'having lost one's original power' suggests 'effete'.

Barterer means a trader who exchanges goods without using money, someone involved in the barter system. The root is 'barter', to trade goods or services directly. Option A ('silent') is 'tacit', B ('speak evil of') is 'malign', and C ('power to produce desired effect') is 'efficacy'; none relate to bartering.

Base as an adjective means contemptible, despicable, or morally low, lacking dignity or worth. Think of 'base motives' or 'base instincts'. Option A ('silent') is 'mute', B ('tending to cause death') is 'lethal' or 'fatal', and C ('dummy') is a mannequin or replica, unrelated to the adjective meaning.