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Multiple choice softskills leadership

figurine

  1. small ornamental statuette(very small statue)

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

  3. suave

  4. noisy confusion
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A Correct answer
Explanation

A figurine is a small carved or molded statue, usually decorative and representing a person or animal. Think of collectible figurines on a shelf. B means caulk (make watertight), C means urbane (suave), and D means tumult (noisy confusion).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

filch

  1. steal (things of small value)

  2. implying a cause-and-effect relationship

  3. mischievous child (usually a boy)

  4. marked by commotion or uproar
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Filch means to steal something, especially items of small value. It's a somewhat informal term suggesting petty theft. B means causal (implying cause-effect), C means urchin (mischievous child), and D means tumultuous (marked by commotion).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

filial

  1. pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter

  2. burning

  3. drive or force forward (by causing impulses)

  4. outcome
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Filial relates to a son or daughter, or to the relationship between children and parents. Filial duty or filial piety refers to a child's obligations to their parents. B means fiery (burning), C means impel (drive forward), and D means upshot (outcome).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

filibuster

  1. block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches

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

  3. compelling immediate action

  4. suave
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A filibuster is a tactic to delay or block legislation by making excessively long speeches, effectively talking a bill to death. It's most commonly used in the US Senate. B means cauterize (burn with hot iron), C means pressing (compelling immediate action), and D means urbane (suave).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

filigree

  1. delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork

  2. procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages

  3. bearlike

  4. mischievous child (usually a boy)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Filigree refers to delicate, intricate ornamental work made from fine wires of gold, silver, or other metals, often resembling lace. The correct answer captures this definition precisely. The other options refer to unrelated concepts: a procession (cavalcade), bearlike (ursine), or a mischievous child (urchin).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

filing

  1. particle removed by a file

  2. casual and offhand

  3. act or manner of using

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

In the context of metalworking or tools, 'filing' refers to the act of using a file tool, and the particles removed by this action are called filings. This is the correct definition. The other options represent different word meanings: casual/offhand (insouciant), manner of using (usage), or driving forward (impel).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

filth

  1. dirty matter

  2. quibble

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

  4. compelling immediate action
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Filth means dirty, foul, or disgusting matter, making option A correct. The distractors include: quibble (captious objection), seize power (usurp), and compelling action (urgent). These are unrelated concepts that test knowledge of different vocabulary words.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

finale

  1. conclusion

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

  3. lending money at illegal high rates of interest

  4. bearlike
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A Correct answer
Explanation

A finale is the concluding part or end of something, especially a performance, play, or musical composition. This matches option A perfectly. The other options are different words: cede (yield territory), usury (illegal high-interest lending), and ursine (bearlike).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

finery

  1. beautiful clothes for a special occasion

  2. speed

  3. ideal place, state, or society

  4. act or manner of using
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Finery refers to elaborate, beautiful clothes or ornaments worn for special occasions and display. Option A captures this definition accurately. The distractors test other words: celerity (speed), Utopia (ideal place), and usage (manner of using).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

finesse

  1. delicate skill

  2. heavenly

  3. excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife

  4. seize another's power or rank (without legal authority)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Finesse means delicate skill, refinement, or tact in handling situations or performing actions. Option A is correct. The other options are unrelated words: celestial (heavenly), uxorious (excessively devoted to one's wife), and usurp (seize power).