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Multiple choice softskills leadership

dilettante

  1. aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously)

  2. fear of being locked in

  3. signify

  4. tending to improve
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A dilettante is someone who cultivates an art or area of knowledge superficially or for amusement, without serious commitment. Option A correctly captures this. The distractors are unrelated: fear of confinement (B), meaning (C), and improvement (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

disbar

  1. make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession

  2. congeal

  3. sharply painful to the body or mind

  4. morose
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

To disbar means to expel a lawyer from the bar or legal profession, typically due to misconduct. Option A is correct. Options B, C, and D refer to thickening (B), pain (C), and mood (D) - all unrelated to legal proceedings.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

disburse

  1. pay out (as from a fund)

  2. combine

  3. having a sharp biting taste

  4. half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat), portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Disburse means to pay out money from a fund or sum. Option A is the correct definition. The other options are unrelated: combine (B), taste (C), and mythological creatures (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

discernible

  1. distinguishable

  2. partnership

  3. temporary encampment

  4. stroll(go for a leisurely walk) slowly
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Discernible means distinguishable or perceptible - something that can be seen, recognized, or understood. Option A is correct. Options B, C, and D describe business relationships (B), camping (C), and walking (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

discerning

  1. mentally quick and observant

  2. persuade by flattery

  3. fantastic

  4. scholar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Discerning means showing good judgment and keen perception - mentally quick and observant in making distinctions. Option A is correct. The distractors are persuasion (B), fantasy (C), and academic (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

disclaim

  1. disown

  2. concluding section of a musical or literary composition

  3. vote against (an applicant)

  4. enjoy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

To disclaim means to disown, deny, or refuse to acknowledge any connection with something. Option A correctly defines this term. Options B, C, and D refer to endings (B), voting (C), and pleasure (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

disaffected

  1. disloyal

  2. monastery or convent

  3. stubborn intolerance

  4. small body revolving around a larger one
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Disaffected means disloyal, dissatisfied, or no longer supportive - especially toward authority or an established system. Option A is correct. Options B, C, and D describe religious buildings (B), intolerance (C), and astronomy (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

disapprobation

  1. disapproval

  2. half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood)

  3. suffering from indigestion

  4. satisfy fully (physical needs such as hunger)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Disapprobation means strong disapproval or condemnation, typically directed at someone's behavior or actions. It comes from the Latin 'disapprobare' meaning to disapprove. The other options are unrelated definitions of different words.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

diligence

  1. steadiness of effort

  2. collarbone

  3. be unfaithful

  4. rescue (goods or property) from loss
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Diligence means careful, persistent work or effort; steady application to duties. It describes someone who works hard and consistently. Option B describes 'clavicle', option C is 'faithless', and option D is 'salvage' - all unrelated words.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

dilute

  1. make (a liquid) less concentrated

  2. split or sever

  3. become engaged to marry

  4. displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

To dilute means to make a liquid thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent, reducing its concentration. Option B is 'sever', option C is 'betrothed', and option D describes 'sanctimonious' - all unrelated definitions.