Tag: softskills

Skullduggery refers to underhanded or dishonest behavior. Claustrophobia (489239) is a fear of small spaces, climate (489240) is weather, and adhesive (489241) is sticky. Dishonest behavior accurately defines the term.

Viscid means having a glutinous or sticky consistency, making adhesive the correct synonym. Command (489243) is an order, amorous (489244) relates to love, and climate (489246) refers to weather patterns.

A premonition is a strong feeling or forewarning that something is about to happen. Option 489248 describes a curfew, 489249 describes stickiness, and 489250 describes a veto. Forewarning is the precise synonym.

To peruse means to read or examine something thoroughly and with great care. Pleasant (489251) is an adjective, blame (489252) is a verb for faulting someone, and adhesive (489253) describes stickiness. None match the reading definition.

A pittance is a very small amount of money or a meager wage. One-sided (489255) means biased, adjacent (489257) means next to, and commotion (489258) refers to turbulence. Only 489256 correctly identifies the scale of payment.

A trek is a long, arduous journey or to travel slowly. Regulation 489259 describes a curfew, while contend (489260) means to struggle or assert. Adjoining (489261) is a spatial descriptor, leaving travel as the only synonym.

Prosperous means characterized by success or financial well-being. A place for burying the dead (489264) is a cemetery, adjoining (489265) means neighboring, and moving back and forth (489266) describes oscillation, not success.

A spat is a brief, petty quarrel or squabble. Comport (489268) means to behave in a certain way, and option 489269 describes a compromise. Fallen fruit (489270) is unrelated to the social interaction defined by a spat.

A spectrum is the distribution of colors produced when light is dispersed, such as by a prism. Compromise (489272) involves mutual concessions, while admit (489273) and refuse (489274) are verbs related to permission or denial, not optical phenomena.

To relent means to abandon a harsh intention or cruel treatment, or to 'become less severe.' 'Grandeur' means impressiveness, and 'formidable' means causing fear.