Tag: softskills

Beseech means to plead with someone earnestly, desperately, or urgently. It's an emotional request for help, favor, or action. Distractors include bemused (lost in thought), belittle (depreciate), and befitting (appropriate).

Blandishment means flattering or coaxing speech intended to persuade or please someone. Option B 'flattery' is correct because blandishments are compliments used to influence others. Option A 'quarrelsome' is opposite - it means argumentative, not persuasive. Option C refers to bifurcation. Option D describes harassment from multiple sides.

Bountiful means abundant or generous in giving - having plenty to share. Option B 'generous' is correct. Option A 'saturnine' means gloomy or melancholic (opposite). Option C 'miser' is someone who hoards wealth (antonym). Option D 'uxorious' means excessively fond of or submissive to one's wife.

Braggadocio refers to boastful behavior, arrogant talk, or excessive pride in oneself. Option B 'Boasting' directly captures this meaning. Option A 'Shy' is the opposite - lacking confidence. Option C 'Confident' is positive self-assurance without arrogance. Option D 'Handsome' refers to physical appearance, unrelated to the term.

Burgeon means to grow, develop, or flourish rapidly - like a budding plant. Option C 'grow rapidly' is correct. Option A describes a materialistic attitude. Option B 'bungle' means to spoil through clumsiness. Option D 'expurgate' means to remove objectionable material from text.

Buxom means plump or full-bosomed when describing a woman (archaic but standard definition). Option A is correct. Option B 'bogey' means an object of fear. Option C 'bumpkin' means an awkward or stupid person. Option D 'buoyant' means able to float.