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Multiple choice softskills leadership

forgo(forego)

  1. give up

  2. closed circular line around an area

  3. food

  4. vested power to reject a bill
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Forgo (or forego) means to give up, do without, or relinquish something voluntarily. It's commonly used in phrases like 'forgo dessert' or 'forgo pleasure.' The other options are unrelated: an enclosure (encircle), sustenance (food), or veto power (presidential).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

forlorn

  1. sad and lonely

  2. roundabout

  3. full of vigor or energy

  4. annoy
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Forlorn describes someone who appears sad, lonely, abandoned, or hopeless in appearance. It conveys a deep sense of desolation and misery. The other options don't fit: roundabout (indirect), energetic (vigorous), or to bother (annoy).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

formality

  1. ceremonious quality

  2. indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)

  3. parish priest

  4. capable of maintaining life
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Formality refers to ceremonious quality or adherence to established rules, procedures, or conventions in social situations. It's about following proper protocol rather than being casual. The other options are wrong: evasive speech (circumlocution), clergy member (parish priest), or life-sustaining (viable).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

formidable

  1. menacing

  2. limit

  3. experienced as if one were taking part in the experience of another

  4. food
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Formidable means inspiring fear, dread, or respect through being impressively large, powerful, or capable. It describes something that seems difficult to overcome or confront. The other options don't match: boundary (limit), empathetic experience (vicarious), or sustenance (food).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

forsake

  1. desert

  2. prudent

  3. change (esp. from good to bad)

  4. full of vigor or energy
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Forsake means to abandon, give up on, or leave someone or something entirely, especially when they need support. It's a stronger form of desert. The other options are incorrect: wise (prudent), deterioration (degenerate), or full of energy (vigorous).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

forswear

  1. renounce under oath

  2. outwit

  3. food

  4. parish priest
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Forswear means to renounce, repudiate, or give up something under oath, often making a formal promise to stop doing something. It's a serious, oath-bound commitment. The other options don't fit: outsmart (outwit), sustenance (food), or clergy member (parish priest).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

forte

  1. strong point or special talent in a person's character

  2. reservoir or water tank

  3. contend

  4. experienced as if one were taking part in the experience of another
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Forte means a person's strong point, special talent, or area of expertise - something they excel at naturally or through training. Note: it's pronounced 'fort' in this context, not 'for-tay'. The other options are wrong: water container (cistern), compete (contend), or empathetic experience (vicarious).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

forthcoming

  1. happening in the near future

  2. small round piece of medicine

  3. freeze

  4. change (esp. from good to bad)
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Forthcoming means something that is about to happen or appear soon, especially in the near future. Option A correctly captures this meaning of something that will happen soon. The other options are unrelated meanings of different words.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

forthright

  1. straightforward

  2. understood (without actually being expressed)

  3. pleasant

  4. food
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Forthright means direct, outspoken, and straightforward in manner or speech. Option A is correct as it captures this quality of being direct and frank. Options B, C, and D describe different concepts (tacit, pleasant, and food respectively) unrelated to forthright.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

fortitude

  1. bravery

  2. habitually silent

  3. existing at birth

  4. contend
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Fortitude means courage in pain or adversity, mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty or danger. Option A 'bravery' correctly captures this essence. The other options refer to taciturn (silent), innate (existing at birth), and contend (to struggle or assert), which are unrelated meanings.