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Multiple choice softskills leadership

deciduous

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

  2. faultfinding

  3. wise

  4. condition of being unable to feel pain
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Explanation

Deciduous refers to things that fall off at a specific season, typically leaves from trees. The other options describe faultfinding (B), wisdom (C), and inability to feel pain (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

decimate

  1. kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man)

  2. glass water bottle

  3. into parts

  4. causing insensitivity to pain
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Explanation

Decimate historically meant killing one in ten people as punishment, especially in Roman armies. The other options are unrelated objects or concepts: a bottle (B), parts (C), and causing insensitivity (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

decipher

  1. decode

  2. shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)

  3. place of refuge or shelter

  4. comparable
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Explanation

Decipher means to decode or interpret something that is written in code or obscure language. The other options refer to protective shells (B), shelters (C), and similarity (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

declivity

  1. downward slope

  2. unit of weight for precious stones

  3. not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

  4. similarity
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Explanation

Declivity means a downward slope or incline. The other options describe a weight unit (B), asymmetry (C), and resemblance (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

decollete

  1. (of a dress) having a low-cut neckline

  2. causing cancer

  3. resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents

  4. person who seeks to overturn the established government
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Explanation

Decollete (French-derived term) describes a dress with a low-cut neckline. The other options refer to cancer-causing (B), ancestral traits (C), and political revolutionaries (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

decomposition

  1. decay

  2. chief

  3. denying the existence of God

  4. absence of governing body
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Explanation

Decomposition refers to the process of decay or rotting. The other options describe leadership (B), atheism (C), and lack of government (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

decorous

  1. proper (in behavior, conduct, or appearance)

  2. doctor specializing in ailments of the heart

  3. make amends for

  4. solemn curse
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Explanation

Decorous means proper or socially acceptable in behavior, conduct, or appearance. The other options refer to a heart doctor (B), compensation (C), and a curse (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

dabble

  1. work at in a nonserious fashion

  2. disaster

  3. effective

  4. (of societies or groups) combine
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Explanation

Dabble means to work at something in a nonserious, casual, or superficial way. The other options describe catastrophe (B), effectiveness (C), and combining groups (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

dainty

  1. delicate

  2. deliberately planned

  3. object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced

  4. collect (gradually, in a very large amount)
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Explanation

Dainty means delicate, fine, or elegantly small. The other options describe planning (B), artifacts (C), and accumulation (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

decorum

  1. propriety

  2. lurch

  3. brutal deed

  4. family descent
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Explanation

Decorum means propriety or correct behavior in social situations. The other options refer to unsteady movement (B), violence (C), and lineage (D).