Tag: leadership

The correct answer is C (complete). Consummate as an adjective means complete, perfect, or supreme in its degree - for example, consummate skill or consummate happiness. Unexpected and adverse (A) describes something negative, division into factions (B) is schism, and indefensible position (D) is untenable.

The correct answer is C (infection by contact). Contagion refers to the communication of disease from one person to another by contact, or more broadly, the spreading of something harmful. Unjustified (A) means without reason, full of learning (B) is erudite, and unexpected and adverse (D) describes unfortunate events.

The correct answer is C (pollute). Contaminate means to make something impure, corrupt, or polluted by contact or mixture. Awkward to carry (A) describes clumsiness, trace (B) means a small mark, and unjustified (D) means without good reason.

The correct answer is C (scorn). Contempt means the feeling that someone or something is worthless, beneath consideration, or deserving scorn - essentially a strong lack of respect. Not knowing (A) is ignorance, sparkle (B) is glitter, and awkward to carry (D) describes clumsiness.

The correct answer is C (struggle). Contend means to struggle, compete, or fight against difficulties or opposition - for example, contending with adversity or contending for a prize. Unaccustomed (A) means not used to something, detached plant shoot (B) is a scion, and not knowing (D) is ignorance.

Contention means an assertion or claim put forward in an argument. While related to conflict, the word itself refers to the act of stating or claiming something. 'Reprimand' and 'laugh at' are actions, while 'unaccustomed' means unusual or unfamiliar.

Contentious describes something causing or likely to cause disagreement. 'Quarrelsome' captures this tendency toward conflict and argument. 'Straight up' refers to posture, 'sear' means to burn or char, and 'reprimand' is an action of scolding.

Conspiracy refers to a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful - essentially a treacherous plot. The other options are unrelated: 'not requited' means unreturned or unreciprocated, and the scaffold option is a definition for 'scaffolding' not conspiracy.

Constituent refers to a member or supporter of a constituency - someone who gives support. 'Unbecoming' means inappropriate, scavenging is searching through waste, and 'unharmed' means undamaged.

Constraint is a limitation or restriction - essentially restraint. 'Untarnished' means unspoiled or perfect, 'of a schema' refers to a structured plan, and 'ugly' is unrelated to the meaning of limitation.