Questions Related to softskills
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clearly different
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mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer
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uppermost edge of a cup
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devoted to the pleasures of the sense
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Distinct means clearly different or distinguishable from others. The other options refer to different concepts: compost is a mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer, rim is the uppermost edge of a cup, and sensuous means devoted to sensory pleasures.
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honor
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mental calmness
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tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)
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giving pleasure to the senses
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Distinction can mean honor or recognition conferred on someone - a mark of excellence or achievement. The other options refer to different concepts: serenity is mental calmness, brindled describes tawny or grayish with streaks or spots, and sensuous means giving pleasure to the senses.
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clearly different from others of the same kind
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combine
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edge (at the top of a cliff)
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pithy
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Distinctive means having a quality or characteristic that makes something clearly different from others of the same kind. The other options refer to different concepts: combine means to mix together, brink is an edge at the top of a cliff, and pithy means concise and forcefully expressive.
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twist out of shape
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include
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quick and active
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capable of sensation and conscious
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Distort means to twist or pull out of shape, or to misrepresent the true meaning of something. The other options refer to different concepts: include means to contain as part of a whole, sprightly means quick and active, and sentient means capable of sensation and conscious thought.
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take (one's attention) off something
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broad
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short stiff hair
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swayed by sentiment
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Distract means to draw away someone's attention from something - to prevent concentration. The other options refer to different concepts: broad means wide in extent, bristle refers to short stiff hair, and sentimental means swayed by emotion or feeling.
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strip (as of clothes)
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reckon
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ornamental clasp
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winding
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Divest means to strip off or remove, particularly clothes or coverings. The other options refer to different concepts: reckon means to calculate or consider, clasp is an ornamental fastener, and sinuous means winding or curving.
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perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic)
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link as in a chain
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sit on in order to hatch
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having a sawtoothed edge
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Divine can mean to perceive intuitively or through something like magic - to discover or guess something without obvious reasoning. The other options refer to different concepts: enchain means to link as in a chain, incubate means to sit on eggs to hatch them, and serrated means having a sawtoothed edge.
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reveal
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hollow
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tolerate
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slavish
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Divulge means to reveal or make information known - to expose something secret. The other options refer to different concepts: concave means hollow or curved inward, endure means to tolerate or suffer through something, and servile means slavish or excessively submissive.
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obedient
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admit
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bully
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slavery
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Docile means obedient, compliant, or easily managed - ready to accept control or instruction. The other options refer to different concepts: admit means to confess or acknowledge, bully means to intimidate or mistreat, and bondage refers to slavery or the state of being bound.
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program as for trial
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vanity or self-love
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graze
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separate
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Docket refers to a calendar or schedule, especially for a court trial - a list of cases to be heard. The other options refer to different concepts: narcissism is vanity or self-love, browse means to graze or eat, and sever means to separate or divide.