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Multiple choice softskills communication

Americans pay very little attention to…

  1. Formality and rituals

  2. Family values

  3. Politeness

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

American business culture is notably informal and pragmatic, placing minimal emphasis on formal rituals, elaborate ceremonies, or strict hierarchical protocols. Americans prioritize efficiency, directness, and results over formality. The options about family values and politeness are incorrect because Americans do value these - they just express them informally.

Multiple choice softskills communication

clairvoyant

  1. loud resounding noise

  2. having foresight; fortuneteller

  3. act stupidly

  4. climatic
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Clairvoyant comes from French clair (clear) and voyant (seeing), literally meaning 'clear-seeing'. It refers to someone with supposed supernatural foresight or the ability to perceive future events, like a fortuneteller. Option A describes 'clamorous', not clairvoyant. Option C has no relation to the term. Option D describes 'climatic', which sounds similar but has a completely different meaning.

Multiple choice softskills communication

daunt

  1. bold; fearless

  2. unpleasantly wet

  3. intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten

  4. with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

To daunt someone means to intimidate, frighten, discourage, or dishearten them, often making them feel less confident or courageous. It's related to words like 'dauntless' (fearless). Option A describes 'dauntless' (the opposite quality). Option B might confuse with 'damp'. Option D describes 'stoic' or 'impassive' behavior, unrelated to daunt.

Multiple choice softskills communication

debauch

  1. corrupt morally; seduce from virtue

  2. weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness);

  3. standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces

  4. smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Debauch means to corrupt morally or seduce someone from virtue, often referring to leading someone into immoral sexual behavior or depravity. It comes from the same root as 'debauchery' (extreme indulgence in sensual pleasures). Option B describes 'deplete' or 'debilitate'. Option C describes 'deadlock' or 'stalemate'. Option D describes 'daub'.

Multiple choice softskills communication

debonair

  1. (of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed

  2. falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves;

  3. expose as false, exaggerated, worthless

  4. wooden; impassive
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Debonair describes a man who is friendly, charming, courteous, and fashionably dressed - someone with an easy, refined manner in social situations. It conveys sophistication and elegance. Option B describes 'deciduous' (plants that shed leaves). Option C describes 'debunk'. Option D describes 'wooden' or 'stolid'.

Multiple choice softskills communication

decrepit

  1. weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use

  2. derive by reasoning

  3. appropriateness of behavior or conduct

  4. break and separate into simple parts
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Decrepit describes something weakened or worn out from old age, hard use, or neglect - it conveys a state of being in bad condition, crumbling, or feeble. It can apply to people, buildings, or objects. Option B describes 'deduce' or 'derive'. Option C describes 'decorum' or 'propriety'. Option D describes 'decompose' or 'disintegrate'.

Multiple choice softskills communication

defer

  1. turn away from a straight course

  2. give in respectfully

  3. express strong disapproval of

  4. harm someone's reputation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

To defer means to yield to someone's opinion, judgment, or expertise out of respect for their knowledge, authority, or position. It's about respectfully submitting to another's decision. Option A describes 'avert' or 'deflect'. Option C describes 'deprecate' or 'denounce'. Option D describes 'defame' or 'slander'.

Multiple choice softskills communication

defunct

  1. neat; skillful

  2. dead; no longer in use or existence

  3. depraved or corrupt person

  4. remove water from
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Defunct means dead, extinct, no longer existing, or no longer in operation/functioning - it describes things that have ceased to exist or function. Option A describes 'deft' (skillful). Option C might confuse with 'degenerate' or 'debauchee'. Option D describes 'dewater' or 'drain'.

Multiple choice softskills communication

delude

  1. dig; search deeply; investigate

  2. flood;rush

  3. disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave

  4. deceive
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

To delude means to deceive, mislead, or trick someone into believing something false - it's about making someone believe what isn't true. Option A describes 'delve' (confusing word). Option B might confuse with 'deluge'. Option C describes 'debase' or 'degrade'.

Multiple choice softskills communication

denigrate

  1. reduce; exhaust

  2. remove from office

  3. misleading

  4. blacken; defame
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

To denigrate means to criticize unfairly, disparage, belittle, or attack someone's reputation - literally 'to blacken' someone's character through defamatory remarks. Option A describes 'deplete'. Option B describes 'depose' or 'dismiss'. Option C is an adjective, not related to the verb denigrate.