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Multiple choice softskills leadership

skimp

  1. clap

  2. disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments

  3. (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous

  4. provide or use scantily
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Skimp means to provide or use something scantily or not give enough of. Option A is a sound made by hands. Option B means leniency in punishment. Option C means virulent, unrelated.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

pert

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

  2. abstaining from sexual intercourse

  3. (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous

  4. (esp. of a girl or young woman) impertinent
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Pert means impertinent or boldly disrespectful, especially when describing a young person. Option A describes a conformist (conformist). Option B means celibate or abstaining. Option C means virulent, unrelated.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

transpire

  1. enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition)

  2. (of the senses) sharp

  3. (of a fact) become known

  4. pick out from others (to kill the weakest members)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

To 'transpire' means 'to become known' or 'to be revealed' (e.g., 'It transpired that he had left early'). Option A describes 'élan,' option B describes 'acute,' and option D describes 'cull.'

Multiple choice softskills leadership

succor

  1. assist (someone in difficulty)

  2. convulsion

  3. (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census)

  4. wanderer (without a permanent home)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Succor' means 'assistance or help in times of difficulty' (e.g., 'The refugees sought succor from neighboring countries'). Option B describes 'convulsion,' option C describes 'censor,' and option D describes 'vagabond.'

Multiple choice softskills leadership

vagabond

  1. be next to

  2. wanderer (without a permanent home)

  3. (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census)

  4. self-evident truth requiring no proof
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A 'vagabond' is a person who wanders without a fixed home, often with no regular work or income. Option A describes 'abut,' option C describes 'censor,' and option D describes 'axiom.'

Multiple choice softskills leadership

stoke

  1. stir up a fire or furnace

  2. conservatory(conservatoire)

  3. (of a boat) turn over

  4. steadfast
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

To 'stoke' means to stir up, add fuel to, or intensify a fire or furnace (e.g., 'He stoked the woodstove'). Option B describes 'conservatoire,' option C describes 'capsize,' and option D describes 'steadfast.'

Multiple choice softskills leadership

prate

  1. increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage

  2. trace

  3. (of a fault or sin) forgivable

  4. talk idly
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'Prate' means 'to talk foolishly, at length, or idly' (e.g., 'He prated on about his inconsequential problems'). Option A describes 'crescendo,' option B describes 'trace,' and option C describes 'venial.'

Multiple choice softskills leadership

rejoinder

  1. series of gradual stages

  2. reply

  3. (of a fault or sin) forgivable

  4. (of an animal) feed on growing grass
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A 'rejoinder' is 'a reply, especially a sharp or witty one' (e.g., 'She made a cutting rejoinder to his insult'). Option A describes 'gradation,' option C describes 'venial,' and option D describes 'graze.'

Multiple choice softskills leadership

garnish

  1. making a harsh noise

  2. decorate

  3. (of a heart or machine) beat rapidly or violently

  4. projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

To 'garnish' means 'to decorate or embellish' something, especially food (e.g., 'The dish was garnished with parsley'). Option A describes 'clamor,' option C describes 'palpitate,' and option D describes 'cornice.'

Multiple choice softskills leadership

grotto

  1. give

  2. small cavern

  3. (of a part of the body) swollen

  4. trail of ship or other object through water
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A 'grotto' is 'a small cave or cavern' (e.g., 'The garden featured a decorative grotto with a statue inside'). Option A describes 'give,' option C describes 'tumid,' and option D describes 'wake.'