Tag: softskills

A grudge is a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury. A tureen (488880) is a soup dish, 488881 describes contriving, and abandon (488882) means to leave.

To thresh is to separate grain from a plant, typically using a flail or machine. Flirt (488883) is social behavior, usurp (488884) is seizing power, and aberrant (488885) is deviating from the norm.

An undertaker is a professional whose business is preparing dead bodies for burial or cremation and managing funerals. Canvass (488888) means to seek votes, absorb (488889) means to soak up, and abolish (488890) means to end.

A proponent is a supporter or advocate who argues in favor of something (a proposal, theory, or cause). The word comes from Latin 'proponere' = to put forth.

Insolvent means bankrupt or unable to pay debts (from Latin 'in-' = not + 'solvens' = paying). It describes a financial state, not abusive behavior.

Ordination is the religious ceremony conferring holy orders on someone (making them a priest, minister, or rabbi). It's a sacred ritual, not related to drinking.

As a verb, limp means to walk lamely or with difficulty, often favoring one injured leg. It describes an uneven gait, not a mental state or person.

To pretend means to feign - to give a false appearance or simulate something that is not genuine. Hardened means toughened, abnormal means deviant from normal, and option D describes a vigilante who unlawfully claims police powers - none of these relate to pretending.

To interpolate means to insert or introduce something between other things or parts. The other options define different concepts: righteous (B) describes self-confidence in one's moral position, accidental (C) means by chance, and mass for the dead (D) refers to a requiem mass.

Revelry means lively, noisy, and high-spirited celebration or merrymaking. Motion is movement, achieving by trickery (C) is to wheedle, and shining erratically (D) means to flicker - none match the meaning of revelry.