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Multiple choice softskills leadership

acuity

  1. enter into

  2. mob

  3. sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)

  4. sink (a ship) by cutting holes in the hull
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Acuity refers to sharpness, particularly of the mind (mental acuity) or senses like sight (visual acuity) and hearing. It denotes the ability to perceive clearly and keenly. The other options are unrelated.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

acumen

  1. repentant

  2. of or suffering rabies

  3. mental keenness

  4. sordid
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Acumen is the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain. It refers to mental keenness, shrewdness, and sharp insight. The other options are unrelated.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

acute

  1. study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation

  2. disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death)

  3. (of the senses) sharp

  4. burn the surface of
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Acute, when referring to senses, means sharp, keen, or highly sensitive. It can describe acute hearing or acute observation. The other options describe completely different concepts (penology, rabies, or searing).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

adage

  1. dreamily or deeply thoughtful

  2. story-teller

  3. wise saying

  4. enhance the flavor of by adding a spice, etc.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

An adage is a traditional saying or proverb that expresses a general truth or piece of wisdom. Option C 'wise saying' is the correct definition. The other options are incorrect: 'dreamily or deeply thoughtful' describes a pensive state, 'story-teller' refers to a narrator, and 'enhance the flavor' refers to seasoning food.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

adamant

  1. partial shadow (in an eclipse)

  2. lottery

  3. hard

  4. occurring at the proper time or season
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Adamant means unyielding, inflexible, or extremely hard in resolution - originally referring to a legendary unbreakable substance. Option C 'hard' correctly captures this core meaning. The other options are incorrect: 'partial shadow' is penumbra, 'lottery' is a game of chance, and 'occurring at proper time' means seasonal.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

addiction

  1. insightful

  2. complain bitterly

  3. compulsive habitual need

  4. withdrawal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Addiction refers to a compulsive, habitual psychological need for something, typically involving dependency on substances or behaviors. Option C 'compulsive habitual need' is the correct definition. The other options are incorrect: 'insightful' means perceptive, 'complain bitterly' is to rail, and 'withdrawal' is the cessation process.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

addle

  1. striking one object against another sharply

  2. clothing

  3. make or become confused

  4. isolation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Addle means to confuse, muddle, or make unclear in thinking. Option C 'make or become confused' is correct. The other options are incorrect: 'striking objects together' is clanging, 'clothing' refers to garments, and 'isolation' means separation from others.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

address

  1. damnation

  2. immoral or dissolute person

  3. direct a speech to

  4. conceal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

As a verb, address means to direct speech or communication toward someone or something. Option C 'direct a speech to' is correct. The other options are incorrect: 'damnation' means condemnation, 'immoral person' describes a libertine, and 'conceal' means to hide.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

adept

  1. journey

  2. jaunty

  3. expert at

  4. separate religious body
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Adept means thoroughly proficient, expert, or highly skilled in something. Option C 'expert at' is correct. The other options are incorrect: 'journey' is a trip, 'jaunty' means cheerful and lively, and 'separate religious body' is a sect.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

adhere

  1. demanding and leaving no choice

  2. come or bring together

  3. stick fast

  4. of a sect
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

To adhere is to 'stick fast' to a surface or substance, or to follow a practice. 'Demanding no choice' is peremptory, and 'of a sect' is sectarian.