Tag: leadership

To distend means to expand, swell, or stretch out, typically from internal pressure. Option A correctly defines this as 'expand.' The other options are unrelated distractors.

To distill means to refine a liquid by evaporating and condensing it to extract its pure essence. Option A correctly and precisely defines this process. The other options are unrelated.

Distinct means clearly different or distinguishable from others. The other options refer to different concepts: compost is a mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer, rim is the uppermost edge of a cup, and sensuous means devoted to sensory pleasures.

Distinction can mean honor or recognition conferred on someone - a mark of excellence or achievement. The other options refer to different concepts: serenity is mental calmness, brindled describes tawny or grayish with streaks or spots, and sensuous means giving pleasure to the senses.

Distinctive means having a quality or characteristic that makes something clearly different from others of the same kind. The other options refer to different concepts: combine means to mix together, brink is an edge at the top of a cliff, and pithy means concise and forcefully expressive.

Distort means to twist or pull out of shape, or to misrepresent the true meaning of something. The other options refer to different concepts: include means to contain as part of a whole, sprightly means quick and active, and sentient means capable of sensation and conscious thought.

Distract means to draw away someone's attention from something - to prevent concentration. The other options refer to different concepts: broad means wide in extent, bristle refers to short stiff hair, and sentimental means swayed by emotion or feeling.

Divest means to strip off or remove, particularly clothes or coverings. The other options refer to different concepts: reckon means to calculate or consider, clasp is an ornamental fastener, and sinuous means winding or curving.

Divine can mean to perceive intuitively or through something like magic - to discover or guess something without obvious reasoning. The other options refer to different concepts: enchain means to link as in a chain, incubate means to sit on eggs to hatch them, and serrated means having a sawtoothed edge.

Divulge means to reveal or make information known - to expose something secret. The other options refer to different concepts: concave means hollow or curved inward, endure means to tolerate or suffer through something, and servile means slavish or excessively submissive.