Tag: softskills

The chassis is the underlying framework or structure that holds all the working parts of a vehicle together, especially an automobile. Option A refers to stagnant water (not flowing), B means cheerful promptness (alacrity), and D means to answer or respond.

A chauvinist is someone who displays excessive or aggressive patriotism, often with a belief in superiority over others. The term comes from Nicolas Chauvin, a legendary French soldier. Options A, B, and D describe endurance, hostility, and leniency respectively, which are unrelated to the meaning.

Check means to stop, restrain, or control motion or progress. This is seen in phrases like 'check the advance' or 'hold in check.' Option A suggests stammering, B refers to nourishment, and D relates to importance, none of which match the meaning of stopping motion.

Checkered (or chequered) means marked by alternating periods of success and failure, ups and downs. This describes a career, history, or past that has had dramatic changes in fortune. Option A refers to trampling, B is alimony, and D refers to cultural remnants.

Cherubic means angelic, innocent, or sweet - resembling a cherub (a type of angel, often depicted as a child). The term comes from the cherubim, angelic beings in religious art. Option A describes a stampede, B means calm, and D relates to religion but is not the meaning.

Chicanery means trickery, deception, or the use of clever but unfair methods to achieve a goal. It's the practice of using subterfuge or verbal quibbling. Options A refers to stopping blood, B is stating without proof, and D means relinquishing something.

To chide means to scold, rebuke, or express disapproval of someone. It's a formal term for telling someone off for their behavior. Options A, B, and D describe stagnation, loyalty, and enjoyment respectively - none of which match the meaning of scolding.

Chimerical means fantastically improbable, imaginary, or unreal - like a chimera (a mythical creature). It describes something that exists only in imagination and is highly unlikely to exist in reality. Options A and B refer to poetic terms, and D means reparable.

To chip means to lose or break off a small piece from the surface or edge of something. This can happen to pottery, teeth, glass, or other hard materials. Options A, B, and D describe sudden movement, pain relief, and memory - unrelated to the physical meaning.

Chisel in informal usage means to swindle, cheat, or defraud someone, often through cunning or manipulation. This slang usage comes from the tool used for carving - figuratively 'carving away' someone's money. Options A, B, and D describe formality, alliteration, and suggesting past events.