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Multiple choice softskills leadership

coquette

  1. (esp. of a flower or leaf) many-colored

  2. conduct or language inciting rebellion

  3. flirt

  4. change the appearance of (by marking with different colors)
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Explanation

Coquette refers to a woman who flirts or engages in flirtatious behavior. 'Many-colored' would be 'variegated' or 'colorful', 'inciting rebellion' is 'seditious', and 'changing appearance by marking' is 'variegating' or painting.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

copious

  1. change the appearance of (by marking with different colors)

  2. requiring sitting

  3. plentiful

  4. turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Copious means abundant or plentiful in quantity. 'Requiring sitting' is unrelated, and 'turn into vapor' is 'evaporate' or 'vaporize'. Copious describes something present in large amounts.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

contingent

  1. mischievous child (usually a boy)

  2. small bit or fragment

  3. dependent on something uncertain or in the future

  4. suave
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Contingent means dependent on something uncertain or conditional on future events. 'Mischievous child' is a 'brat', 'small bit' is a 'fragment', and 'suave' means smoothly charming.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

contortions

  1. drive or force forward (by causing impulses)

  2. quarrelsome

  3. twistings

  4. mischievous child (usually a boy)
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Explanation

Contortions refers to twists or distortions, especially of the body or face. 'Drive forward' is 'impel', 'quarrelsome' is 'contentious', and 'mischievous child' is a 'brat'.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

contraband

  1. compelling immediate action

  2. leftover food

  3. illegal trade

  4. drive or force forward (by causing impulses)
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Explanation

Contraband refers to goods that are illegal to import or export - essentially illegal trade. 'Compelling immediate action' is 'urgent', 'leftover food' is 'scraps' or 'leftovers', and 'drive forward' is 'propel' or 'impel'.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

contravene

  1. bearlike

  2. unpleasant high sharp sound

  3. contradict

  4. compelling immediate action
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Explanation

To contravene means to violate or go against a law, rule, or agreement. 'Contradict' captures this sense of opposing something established. The other options bear no relation to the meaning.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

contrite

  1. act or manner of using

  2. disorderly fight between two or more people

  3. penitent

  4. bearlike
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Explanation

Contrite describes someone who feels sincere remorse or regret for their actions. 'Penitent' is the closest synonym among the options. The other choices are unrelated to the concept of remorse.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

contrivance

  1. seize another's power or rank (without legal authority)

  2. hesitate for ethical reasons

  3. something contrived

  4. act or manner of using
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Explanation

A contrivance is something that has been created or arranged in a clever or artificial way. The option 'something contrived' directly captures this meaning. The other options describe seizing power or ethical hesitation.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

contrive

  1. lending money at illegal high rates of interest

  2. conscientious

  3. invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation)

  4. seize another's power or rank (without legal authority)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

To contrive means to create or bring about something in a clever way, often by improvisation. This matches the definition of inventing or fabricating cleverly. The other options relate to lending money or seizing power.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

contrived

  1. ideal place, state, or society

  2. examine closely and critically

  3. unnatural and forced

  4. lending money at illegal high rates of interest
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Contrived means something that is artificially created and lacks naturalness, often appearing forced. 'Unnatural and forced' perfectly captures this quality. The other options refer to utopia or examination.