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Multiple choice softskills leadership

amalgamate

  1. irritation

  2. recover

  3. (of societies or groups) combine

  4. switch (a railroad car) to a siding
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Explanation

Amalgamate means to combine or unite, especially societies or organizations. 'Irritation' is annoyance, 'recover' means to get better, and switching a railroad car is 'sidetrack' or 'switch'.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

amass

  1. pertaining to fishing

  2. occurring again and again

  3. collect (gradually, in a very large amount)

  4. put through a sieve to separate fine from coarse particles
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Explanation

Amass means to collect or gather gradually in large quantities. 'Pertaining to fishing' is piscatorial, 'occurring again' is recurrent, and separating with a sieve is 'sift' or 'strain'.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

amazon

  1. hidden danger

  2. odorous

  3. female warrior

  4. expressing a meaning
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Explanation

In classical mythology, an Amazon was a female warrior. 'Hidden danger' is better described by words like peril or trap, 'odorous' means having a smell, and 'expressing meaning' is semantic or significant.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

ambidextrous

  1. core or marrow

  2. formidable

  3. capable of using either hand with equal ease

  4. sediment deposited by running water (at the entrance to a harbor or by a bend in a river)
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Explanation

Ambidextrous means able to use both hands with equal skill. 'Core or marrow' refers to the center, 'formidable' means impressive or intimidating, and sediment deposited by water is 'alluvium'.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

ambience

  1. concise and meaningful

  2. remedy

  3. environment

  4. monkeylike
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Explanation

Ambience refers to the atmosphere or environment of a place. 'Concise and meaningful' describes pithy or succinct language, 'remedy' is a cure, and 'monkeylike' is simian.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

ambiguous

  1. small amount (of money)

  2. diminish

  3. unclear or doubtful in meaning

  4. comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as
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Explanation

Ambiguous means unclear or having multiple possible interpretations. 'Small amount of money' is pittance, 'diminish' means to make smaller, and 'comparison using like or as' is a simile.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

ambivalence

  1. of a pivot

  2. superfluous

  3. the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions

  4. smirk
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Explanation

Ambivalence is the state of having conflicting feelings or attitudes about something. 'Of a pivot' is pivotal, 'superfluous' means unnecessary or extra, and 'smirk' is a facial expression.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

amble

  1. pacify

  2. emit (an unpleasant odor or smoke)

  3. walking at an easy unhurried pace

  4. oversimplified
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Explanation

Amble means to walk at a slow, leisurely pace. 'Pacify' means to calm, 'emit an unpleasant odor' is to reek or fume, and 'oversimplified' means reduced too much.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

ambrosia

  1. harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill

  2. dining hall

  3. food of the gods

  4. feign
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Explanation

In Greek mythology, ambrosia was the food or drink of the gods, giving them immortality. 'Harmless dummy pill' is placebo, 'dining hall' is a cafeteria or refectory, and 'feign' means to pretend.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

ambulatory

  1. peaceful

  2. direct vote by all the people

  3. able to walk

  4. well-paid position with little responsibility
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Explanation

The word 'ambulatory' comes from the Latin 'ambulare' meaning 'to walk.' It refers to something related to walking or capable of walking, often used in medical contexts (ambulatory care = patients who can walk). Options A, B, and D are incorrect - 'peaceful' describes demeanor not mobility, 'direct vote' defines referendum, and 'well-paid position' is a sinecure.