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Multiple choice softskills leadership

extant

  1. (of something written or painted) still in existence

  2. happening at the same time

  3. miserable person

  4. large group of insects moving in a mass
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Extant describes something that has survived, typically a manuscript or document from the past. Option A precisely captures this meaning of still in existence. The other options define unrelated words.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

extemporaneous

  1. not planned

  2. (derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air

  3. twist (to extract liquid)

  4. (of a skin or complexion) dark
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Explanation

Extemporaneous refers to speaking or performing without preparation. Option A correctly captures not planned as the core meaning. The other options define different concepts (condescending behavior, twisting, dark complexion).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

extenuate

  1. weaken

  2. adequate

  3. small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth)

  4. swath
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Explanation

Extenuate means to reduce the strength or seriousness of something, especially a fault or offense. Option A captures this as weaken. The other options are unrelated concepts (adequate, ridge, swath).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

fabricate

  1. build

  2. person who uncritically conforms to the customs of a group

  3. point directly overhead in the sky

  4. interdependent relationship (between groups, species) often mutually beneficial
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Explanation

Fabricate primarily means to construct or manufacture something. Option A correctly identifies build as a core meaning, though it can also mean to invent something fictitiously. The other options are unrelated.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

extradition

  1. surrender of prisoner by one state to another

  2. helpful

  3. (esp. of an expression of the face) twisted

  4. long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking
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Explanation

Extradition is the legal process where one state surrenders a person to another state for trial or punishment. Option A precisely captures this definition. The other options describe unrelated concepts.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

extraneous

  1. not essential

  2. aqueduct

  3. strong desire

  4. (of a person) suffer from oppressive heat
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Explanation

Extraneous describes something irrelevant or not belonging to the matter at hand. Option A correctly identifies not essential as the core meaning. The other options define unrelated words (aqueduct, desire, sweltering).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

extrapolation

  1. projection

  2. trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret)

  3. man or farmer owning small estate

  4. deviate
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Explanation

Extrapolation refers to estimating or projecting data beyond known range using current trends. 'Projection' (A) is correct as it captures extending something based on existing patterns. 'Trusted friend' (B) refers to 'confidante', 'small estate owner' (C) is unrelated, and 'deviate' (D) means to stray from a path.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

extricate

  1. free from an entanglement or difficulty

  2. tell in confidence (to a person one trusts)

  3. amount produced

  4. drink greedily
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Explanation

Extricate means to free someone or something from a difficult situation or entanglement. Option A correctly defines this. 'Tell in confidence' (B) is 'confide', 'amount produced' (C) is 'output' or 'yield', and 'drink greedily' (D) is 'gulp'.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

extrinsic

  1. external

  2. self-assurance

  3. join together

  4. cheater
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Explanation

Extrinsic means coming from or relating to the outside or external source. Option A is correct. 'Self-assurance' (B) is 'confidence', 'join together' (C) is 'unite', and 'cheater' (D) is 'fraud' or 'impostor'.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

extrovert

  1. person interested mostly in external objects and actions

  2. spoken or written in secret

  3. rustic

  4. hit with a sweeping motion
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Explanation

An extrovert is a person who gains energy from external objects, people, and activities. Option A correctly defines this. 'Spoken/written in secret' (B) is 'surreptitious', 'rustic' (C) means rural, and 'hit with sweeping motion' (D) is 'swipe' or 'strike'.