Questions Related to softskills
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provide for the payment of
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great waterfall
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having absolute unchecked power
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abnormal
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To "defray" means to provide money to pay for a cost or expense. Distractors like "great waterfall" (cataract) or "having absolute unchecked power" (autocratic) are incorrect.
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strip a priest or minister of church authority
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calamity
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mechanism that imitates actions of humans
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irregularity
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Defrock means to formally remove a priest or minister from their religious office and authority, often as punishment. It's specifically religious in context. The other options are unrelated terms.
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neat
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shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match)
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self-governing
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state of being nameless
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Deft means skillful, quick, or neat in one's movements or actions. It describes dexterity and cleverness. The other options define unrelated terms.
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dead
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book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form
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examination of a dead body
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hostility
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Defunct means no longer in existence, use, or operation - effectively dead or finished. It can apply to organizations, laws, or people. The other options are completely unrelated.
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become worse in quality
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without exceptions
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offering or providing help
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precede
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Degenerate means to decline from a higher to a lower state, becoming worse in quality, character, or morality. It can be a verb or adjective. The other options define unrelated terms.
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humiliation
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provide food and drink (for)
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great mass of falling snow and ice
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preceding events that influence what comes later
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Degradation can mean the state of being humiliated or debased, making 'humiliation' (A) the correct answer. The other options describe completely unrelated concepts - providing food/drink is hospitality, a snow mass is an avalanche, and preceding events are antecedents.
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deceptive
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speed
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solemn wonder
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substance that prevents infection in a wound
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Delusive means deceptive or misleading, making 'deceptive' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - speed is rapidity, solemn wonder is awe, and an infection-preventing substance is an antiseptic.
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dig
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heavenly
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terrible
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contrast
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Delve means to dig or reach into, making 'dig' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - heavenly refers to the sky/divine, terrible means very bad, and contrast means difference.
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remove water from
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purging or cleansing of any passage of the body
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group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods
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antiquated
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Dehydrate means to remove water from something, making 'remove water from' (A) the correct answer. The prefix 'de-' means removal and 'hydr' relates to water. The other options are unrelated - purging is cleansing, avant-garde refers to innovative art, and antiquated means outdated.
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turn into a god
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purgative
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greediness for wealth
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song of praise or patriotism
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Deify means to treat someone or something as a god, making 'turn into a god' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - purgative means cleansing, greediness is avarice, and a song of praise is a hymn or anthem.