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Multiple choice softskills leadership

deign

  1. condescend

  2. (of likings and interests) universal

  3. take vengence for something or on behalf of someone

  4. book of literary selections by various authors
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Deign means to condescend or do something in a way that shows one considers it beneath their dignity, making 'condescend' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - universal means widespread, avenge means take revenge, and an anthology is a collection of writings.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

delete

  1. erase

  2. private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy

  3. state confidently

  4. manlike
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Delete means to erase or remove completely, making 'erase' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - a caucus is a political meeting, state confidently is assert, and manlike means resembling a man.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

deleterious

  1. harmful

  2. make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship)

  3. reluctant

  4. student of the history and science of humankind
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Deleterious means causing harm or damage, making 'harmful' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - caulk means seal cracks, reluctant means unwilling, and an anthropologist studies human cultures.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

deliberate

  1. consider

  2. implying a cause-and-effect relationship

  3. firm dislike

  4. having human form or characteristics
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As a verb, deliberate means to consider or think carefully about something, making 'consider' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - causal relates to cause and effect, antipathy is strong dislike, and anthropomorphic means having human qualities.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

delineate

  1. portray

  2. burning

  3. prevent

  4. letdown in thought or emotion
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Delineate means to describe, portray, or outline something precisely, making 'portray' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - burning is combustion, prevent means stop, and depression is a letdown in mood.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

delirium

  1. mental disorder marked by confusion

  2. burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection

  3. enclosure for birds

  4. remedy to counteract a poison or disease
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Delirium is a mental state marked by confusion and disorientation, making 'mental disorder marked by confusion' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - cauterize is burning tissue, a coop is an enclosure, and an antidote counteracts poison.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

delta

  1. flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river

  2. procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages

  3. greedy

  4. aversion
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Explanation

A delta is a flat plain of mud or sand formed where a river branches before entering a larger body of water, making 'flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river' (A) the correct answer. The other options are unrelated - a cavalcade is a procession, avarice is greed, and dislike is aversion.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

delude

  1. deceive

  2. casual and offhand

  3. secondary or minor occupation

  4. obsolete
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Explanation

To delude means to deceive or mislead someone into believing something that is false. The correct answer A directly captures this meaning of fooling or tricking someone.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

deluge

  1. flood

  2. quibble

  3. declare openly

  4. made in an earlier period and usu. valuable
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Explanation

Deluge primarily means a great flood or heavy rain, or to overwhelm with a large quantity of something. Option A correctly identifies this core meaning of an overwhelming flood or downpour.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

delusion

  1. false belief

  2. yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war)

  3. of or like an uncle

  4. quality of being very old
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Explanation

A delusion is a false belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument. Option A precisely captures this psychological concept of a persistent false belief.