Questions Related to leadership
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less intense
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contortions
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agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
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untarnished
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Subdue can mean to make less intense, strong, or vivid - to soften or calm. For example, colors can be subdued, or emotions can be subdued. 'Less intense' captures this meaning well.
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one who without authority assumes law enforcement powers
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allowing much freedom
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adequate
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make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Permissive means allowing much freedom, tolerant, or granting permission. It describes someone who is lenient or an environment where rules are loosely enforced.
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claustrophobia
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climate
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adhesive
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dishonest behavior or action
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Skullduggery refers to underhanded or dishonest behavior. Claustrophobia (489239) is a fear of small spaces, climate (489240) is weather, and adhesive (489241) is sticky. Dishonest behavior accurately defines the term.
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command
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moved by sexual love
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adhesive
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climate
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Viscid means having a glutinous or sticky consistency, making adhesive the correct synonym. Command (489243) is an order, amorous (489244) relates to love, and climate (489246) refers to weather patterns.
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forewarning
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regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times
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adhesive
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vested power to reject a bill
A
Correct answer
Explanation
A premonition is a strong feeling or forewarning that something is about to happen. Option 489248 describes a curfew, 489249 describes stickiness, and 489250 describes a veto. Forewarning is the precise synonym.
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pleasant
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blame
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adhesive
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read through with care
D
Correct answer
Explanation
To peruse means to read or examine something thoroughly and with great care. Pleasant (489251) is an adjective, blame (489252) is a verb for faulting someone, and adhesive (489253) describes stickiness. None match the reading definition.
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one-sided
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small amount (of money)
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adjacent to
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marked by commotion or uproar
B
Correct answer
Explanation
A pittance is a very small amount of money or a meager wage. One-sided (489255) means biased, adjacent (489257) means next to, and commotion (489258) refers to turbulence. Only 489256 correctly identifies the scale of payment.
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regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times
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contend
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adjoining
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travel
D
Correct answer
Explanation
A trek is a long, arduous journey or to travel slowly. Regulation 489259 describes a curfew, while contend (489260) means to struggle or assert. Adjoining (489261) is a spatial descriptor, leaving travel as the only synonym.
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successful
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place for burying the dead
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adjoining
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move or swing back and forth
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Prosperous means characterized by success or financial well-being. A place for burying the dead (489264) is a cemetery, adjoining (489265) means neighboring, and moving back and forth (489266) describes oscillation, not success.
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squabble
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comport
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adjust or settle by making mutual concessions
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fallen fruit
A
Correct answer
Explanation
A spat is a brief, petty quarrel or squabble. Comport (489268) means to behave in a certain way, and option 489269 describes a compromise. Fallen fruit (489270) is unrelated to the social interaction defined by a spat.