Tag: softskills

Foray means a raid or sudden attack, often referring to a quick incursion into enemy territory or an unfamiliar area. It can also mean an initial attempt at something new. The distractor 'hot-tempered' defines choleric, veracity means truth, and verisimilitude refers to the appearance of truth.

Forbearance means patience, tolerance, or self-restraint, especially in the face of provocation or difficulty. It's the quality of enduring something with composure. The other options define: domesticity refers to daily household tasks, vernacular means everyday language, and verisimilitude means appearance of truth.

A ford is a shallow place in a river where it can be crossed on foot. The other options define: choreography is the art of writing dance symbols, vernal relates to spring, and veracious means being truthful.

Forebears (also spelled forbears) means ancestors or predecessors from whom a person is descended. The distractor chortle means to chuckle with delight, versatile means having many talents, and veracity means truthfulness.

Foreboding means a premonition of evil or a strong feeling that something bad will happen. It's a sense of impending doom or misfortune. The other options define: refrain is a repeated phrase in poetry, vertebrate means having a backbone, and vernacular refers to everyday living language.

Frenetic (also spelled phrenetic) means frenzied, frantic, or characterized by rapid and agitated activity. The other options define: tarantula is a venomous spider, conscrite is a draftee, and virtuoso refers to a highly skilled artist.

Frenzied means madly excited, wild, or characterized by intense and often chaotic activity. The other options define: lethargic means slow, dedicate means to devote, and virulent means extremely harmful or poisonous.

Fresco is the art of painting on wet plaster (usually fresh), where the pigment becomes part of the wall surface as it dries. This technique has been used since ancient times, notably in Renaissance art. The distractors define: tarnish means to make dull, consensus is general agreement, and vector refers to a disease carrier.

Fret means to be annoyed, vexed, or worried, often about something minor or persistently. It can also mean to decorate with interlaced patterns. The distractors define: linger means to stay, vain means self-important, and front refers to a face or forward position.

Fritter means to waste or squander time or money on unimportant things, often bit by bit. It can also refer to small pieces of fried batter. The distractors define: tawdry means cheap and gaudy, concord means harmony, and fictitious means produced by imagination.