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Multiple choice softskills leadership

antiseptic

  1. mischievous trick

  2. (of a style of art) showing things as they actually appear in real life

  3. substance that prevents infection in a wound

  4. lawyer in the lower court of law
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Explanation

Antiseptic refers to a substance that prevents infection in wounds or destroys microorganisms. Option A means a prank, option B defines realism in art, and option D names a type of lawyer.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

antithesis

  1. talk idly

  2. hold back (the natural expression of)

  3. contrast

  4. anxious
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Explanation

Antithesis refers to a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else, hence a 'contrast'. 'Talk idly' is to prattle, and 'hold back' is to stifle.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

antler

  1. talk idly

  2. postponement or cancelation of a punishment

  3. bony growth on the head of a deer

  4. talking to oneself (esp. in a play)
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Explanation

Antler correctly refers to the bony, branched horns that grow on the heads of deer, elk, and related animals. The other options refer to different words: chatter (A), reprieve (B), and soliloquy (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

anvil

  1. introductory statement

  2. reprove severely

  3. iron block used in hammering out metals

  4. state of being alone
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Explanation

An anvil is a heavy iron block used by blacksmiths as a surface for hammering and shaping heated metals. The incorrect options refer to: preamble (A), reprehend (B), and solitude (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

apathy

  1. unsafe

  2. retaliation

  3. lack of caring

  4. point or time at which the sun is farthest from the equator
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Explanation

Apathy means lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern - essentially a state of not caring. The other options refer to: precarious (A), reprisal (B), and solstice (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

annul

  1. stout

  2. abandon

  3. make void

  4. conceited smile
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Explanation

To annul means to declare invalid or make void, like annulling a marriage or contract as if it never existed. The other options refer to: stout (A), abandon (B), and smirk (D).

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anodyne

  1. assume a particular posture

  2. restore to good condition

  3. drug that relieves pain or trouble

  4. smoulder
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Explanation

Anodyne refers to something that soothes or relieves pain, traditionally a medical substance or treatment. The other options refer to: pose (A), restore (B), and smolder (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

ape

  1. preceding (in time, rank, etc.)

  2. musical repetition

  3. imitate or mimic (a person's behavior or manner)

  4. able to be dissolved in a liquid
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Explanation

As a verb, ape means to imitate or mimic someone's behavior, often implying unoriginal copying. The other options refer to: antecedent (A), repetition (B), and soluble (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

aphasia

  1. cliff

  2. severe disapproval

  3. loss of speech due to injury or illness

  4. dark
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Explanation

Aphasia is a neurological condition causing loss of ability to understand or express speech due to brain injury or illness. The other options refer to: precipice (A), condemnation (B), and dark (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

aphorism

  1. something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form

  2. censure

  3. pithy maxim or saying

  4. sleepwalker
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Explanation

An aphorism is a concise, pithy maxim or saying that expresses a general truth or principle. The other options refer to: precipitate (A), censure (B), and somnambulist (D).