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Multiple choice softskills leadership

expatriate

  1. exile

  2. obligatory

  3. small bunch (of hair)

  4. assumption
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An expatriate (noun) is someone who lives outside their native country - essentially in exile or voluntary exile from their homeland. The verb form means to withdraw from residence in one's native country. The other options are different - obligatory means required, a small bunch of hair is a tuft or lock, and assumption is a presupposition.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

expedient

  1. suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct)

  2. remorse

  3. thin

  4. assumed
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Expedient means suitable or convenient for a particular purpose, even if it may not be morally right. It often implies choosing the practical or advantageous option over the ethical one. The other options are unrelated definitions.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

expedite

  1. hasten

  2. reckon

  3. sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories)

  4. put an end to forcibly
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Expedite means to hasten or speed up a process. It's about making something happen more quickly or efficiently. 'Reckon' means to calculate or think, and the other options are unrelated verbs.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

expeditious

  1. done with speed

  2. link as in a chain

  3. introverted

  4. satiate
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Expeditious describes something done with speed and efficiency. The adjectival form related to 'expedite'. 'Link as in a chain' refers to 'concatenate', and the other options are unrelated.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

expenditure

  1. payment or expense

  2. hollow

  3. (of a plant) dry up from loss of moisture

  4. powerful movement of or like a wave
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Expenditure refers to spending money or the act of paying out funds. It's about financial outlay. 'Hollow' means empty, and 'dry up' relates to 'exsiccate'.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

expertise

  1. specialized knowledge (in a particular field)

  2. admit

  3. refuse to give

  4. bad-tempered
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Expertise means specialized knowledge or skill in a particular field or area. It's about being an expert. 'Admit' and 'refuse to give' are unrelated to expertise.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

expiate

  1. make amends for (a sin)

  2. vanity or self-love

  3. stand up against

  4. guess
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Expiate means to make amends for a wrong or sin, often through some form of atonement. It's about redressing guilt. 'Vanity' is excessive pride, unrelated to making amends.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

expletive

  1. meaningless word

  2. having a common center

  3. lacking intelligence or wit

  4. overcome
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An expletive is a meaningless word or phrase used to fill out a sentence or to express emotion. In grammar, it's also a word that fills a syntactic role without adding meaning. 'Concentric' means sharing the same center.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

explicate

  1. explain in detail

  2. beginning

  3. witty saying

  4. exceed
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Explicate means to explain or analyze something in detail, making the meaning clear. It's about thorough explanation. 'Beginning' is a noun, and 'witty saying' would be an 'aphorism'.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

explicit

  1. totally clear

  2. mutually agreed on

  3. sorcery

  4. done secretly
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"Explicit" means stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt; thus, "totally clear" is correct. "Done secretly" defines "clandestine" or "implicit" in some contexts, which is the opposite.