Tag: softskills

Dismal means gloomy, depressing, dreary, or miserable - it perfectly matches the definition. Malapropism is the misuse of a word (unrelated). Volatile means liable to change rapidly or explosive (unrelated). Plunge means to dive or fall suddenly (unrelated - verb vs noun mismatch).

Imperative means of crucial importance, requiring immediate action - urgent. This matches the definition. Fringe means an outer edge or border (unrelated). Propinquity means nearness in place or time (unrelated). Spurn means to reject with contempt (unrelated - verb vs noun mismatch).

Dawdler means a person who wastes time through slow movement or idleness - someone who is a slow waste of time. This matches the definition. Liberality means generosity (unrelated). Tamp means to pack down firmly (unrelated). Taunt means to mock or jeer (unrelated - verb vs noun mismatch).

Imperious means assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering - it perfectly matches commanding, haughty, and arrogant. Bequest means a legacy left in a will (unrelated). Pernicious means harmful or deadly (unrelated). Censure means formal disapproval or criticism (unrelated).

Countervail means to exert force against in equal measure, serving as a counterbalance. Taunt means to provoke/mock, corroboration means evidence supporting a claim, and fission means splitting or division.

Pry means to inquire too curiously about something or try to get information. Collusion is secret cooperation for fraud, halcyon means calm/peaceful, and incredulous means unwilling or unable to believe.

'Call upon' is a formal phrase meaning to visit someone. 'I would call upon you' means I will pay you a visit. Options A and B are about phone calls, and D is about general seeing, not the specific formal visit that 'call upon' denotes.