Tag: leadership

Accoutre means to equip or outfit with clothing or equipment, especially for a specific purpose or duty. Option C 'equip' is correct. The other options are incorrect: 'bookish' means devoted to reading, 'vow' is a solemn promise, and 'laugh at' means to mock.

Accretion means growth or increase by gradual successive addition, like layers building up over time. Option C is correct. The other options are incorrect: 'travel about selling wares' is peddling, 'offensive word' is a slur, and 'sear' means to scorch or burn.

Accrue means to come to one as a gain, accumulate, or increase over time - often used with interest, benefits, or advantages. Option C is correct. The other options are incorrect: 'support for statue' is a pedestal, 'long wave' is a swell, and 'number of points' is a score.

Acerbity means bitterness of speech, temper, or disposition - a harsh, sour quality in expression or mood. Option C is correct. The other options are incorrect: 'ordinary' means common, 'suffer oppressive heat' is swelter, and 'stamp out' means to suppress.

Adapt means to make suitable for a specific use or situation, to adjust or modify for new conditions. Option C is correct. The other options are incorrect: 'extreme poverty' is destitution, 'scrap of cloth' is a rag, and 'of particular season' means seasonal.

Addendum means something added, an addition or supplement - especially text added to a document or book. Option C 'addition' is correct. The other options are incorrect: 'landless agricultural worker' is a peasant, 'dirty child in torn clothes' is a ragamuffin, and 'experienced' means skilled.

Aesthetic relates to beauty or art appreciation, so 'artistic' is the correct choice. Clearness of expression would be 'lucid,' approving formally is 'ratify,' and capable of sensation is 'sensitive.'

To advocate means to publicly support or recommend, so 'speak in favor of' is correct. Attractive personality is 'engaging,' less dense gas is 'rarefied,' and devoted to sensory pleasures is 'sensual.'

Aegis means protection or sponsorship, so 'shield' is correct. Representing objects as persons is 'anthropomorphize,' a grating sound is 'jarring,' and pleasing to senses is 'aesthetic.'

An aerie is a bird of prey's nest, typically built high on a cliff or mountaintop. Having insight is 'discerning,' harsh noise is 'discordant,' and pithy means 'concise and meaningful.'