Tag: softskills

The denarius was originally a small silver Roman coin, but this question appears to be testing knowledge of the aureus, which was a gold coin valued at 25 denarii. The wording suggests this is testing the specific relationship where 1 gold coin = 25 silver denarii. Options B and C are nonsensical (a coin cannot be equal to itself). Option A uses the wrong ratio.

Ebriety means the state or condition of being intoxicated or drunk, especially habitual intoxication. It comes from the Latin 'ebrius' meaning drunk. Options A and C use the invented word 'untoxicated' (should be unintoxicated) and describe the opposite meaning. Option D incorrectly adds 'dignity' which is not part of the definition.

When you purchase something, you should receive a receipt as proof of the transaction. 'Receipt' is the correct spelling. Options A and D are misspelled versions. 'Recite' means to repeat something aloud from memory and is completely unrelated to shopping transactions.

The correct spelling is 'Embarrassed' with double 'r' and double 's'. Option A has only one 's', Option B is missing both the second 'r' and 's', and Option D has only one 's'. The word comes from the root 'bar' with the prefix 'em-' and suffix '-ed', doubling both consonants.

The correct spelling is 'Teacher' with 'ea' in the middle. Option A incorrectly adds an extra 't', Option B has 'ee' instead of 'ea', and Option D uses 'e' instead of 'a'. This is a common occupation word that follows standard phonetic patterns.

The correct answer is 'Curiosity' based on the idiom 'Curiosity killed the cat'. Option A is misspelled with 'ous' instead of 'os', and Option C has an extra 'u'. The famous saying warns against excessive inquisitiveness, though it often continues with 'but satisfaction brought it back'.

The correct spelling is 'Responsibility'. Options B, C, and D all misspell the word by using 'a' instead of 'i' in the middle syllables and/or doubling the wrong consonants. The word follows the pattern of 'response' + '-ible' with proper consonant doubling.

The correct spelling is 'Cemetery' with 'e' in the middle syllables, not 'a'. Option A is a common misspelling, and Option C drops the middle 'e'. Many people mistakenly use 'cemetary' by analogy with 'secondary', but the correct spelling comes from Greek 'koimeterion'.

The correct spelling is 'Privilege' with 'i' after 'l' and 'e' at the end. Options A, B, and C incorrectly use 'e' instead of 'i' and/or add extra letters. The word comes from Latin 'privilegium' and follows the pattern of 'privilege' with 'i' in both middle positions.

The correct spelling is 'Accidentally' with 'al' before 'ly'. Options A, B, and C incorrectly spell the adverb form. The base word is 'accident' + 'al' + 'ly', creating 'accidentally'. Many people mistakenly drop the 'al' syllable.