Tag: softskills

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.

Cynical means believing people are motivated purely by self-interest, showing distrust of human sincerity or motives. 'Spoil the effect' is to undermine or mar. 'Sound-making apparatus' is a sounder or instrument. 'Full of life' is animated or vivacious.

Cynosure means something that attracts attention by its brilliancy - originally the North Star (Polaris), now anything that serves as a guiding or attention-grabbing center. 'Of glass' is vitreous. 'Sceptic' is someone who doubts. 'Spoil the effect' is to undermine.

Cuisine refers to a specific style or method of cooking, often associated with a particular region or culture - like French cuisine or Italian cuisine. 'Disposed to revenge' is vindictive. A 'lawyer using questionable methods' is an ambulance chaser or shyster. 'Clear from blame' is exonerated.

Culmination means the highest or final point of something - the climax or peak of a process or event. 'Poisonous snake' could be cobra or viper. 'Relating to stars' is stellar or sidereal. 'Break a law' is to violate or infringe.

Culpable means deserving blame or censure - legally or morally responsible for a fault or wrong. 'Manly' is virile or masculine. 'Switch to a siding' is to shunt. 'Poisonous snake' could be viper, cobra, or adder.

A culprit is a person who has committed a crime or offense - someone guilty of wrongdoing. 'In essence' means fundamentally or basically. 'Put through a sieve' is to sift or strain. 'Manly' describes masculine characteristics.

Crest refers to the top part or peak of something, such as a hill or wave. It does not mean to annoy, to place something in a case, or the power to reject a bill (that would be a veto).

Crestfallen describes someone who is visibly sad, dejected, or disappointed, often after experiencing a failure or setback. It has nothing to do with maintaining life (viable), a small roofed structure (shed), or annoying someone.