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Multiple choice softskills leadership

bemoan

  1. someone seeking revenge

  2. lament

  3. thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)

  4. bordering on(adjacent to) the sea
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

To bemoan means to lament, express grief or discontent about something. 'Someone seeking revenge' is a vindictive person, 'thin and wasted' means emaciated, and 'bordering on the sea' refers to coastal location.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

biennial

  1. something that nourishes

  2. every two years

  3. gradual intrusion

  4. indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Biennial means occurring every two years or lasting for two years. 'Something that nourishes' is alimentary, 'gradual intrusion' means incursion, and 'indirect in speech' refers to circumlocution.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

bifurcated

  1. star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then returns to its original brightness

  2. divided into two branches

  3. burden

  4. wind or turn in its course
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Bifurcated means divided or separated into two branches or parts. Think of a 'Y' shape where something splits into two distinct paths. Distractors: nova describes a star's brightness, not division; encumber means burden; diverge means wind/turn.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

bemused

  1. new or newly coined word or phrase

  2. confused

  3. issue forth

  4. noticeable
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Bemused means confused, bewildered, or lost in thought. It describes someone who is puzzled or deep in contemplation. Distractors: neologism is a new word, not confused state; emanate means issue forth; salient means noticeable.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

benediction

  1. recent convert

  2. blessing

  3. set free

  4. leave helpless on a deserted island or coast
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Benediction is a blessing, especially a formal one at the end of a religious service. The prefix 'bene-' means good/well. Distractors: proselyte is a convert; manumit means set free; maroon means abandon helplessly.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

benefactor

  1. favoritism (to a relative)

  2. gift giver

  3. weaken

  4. damaged
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Benefactor means a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause - literally a 'gift giver'. The 'bene-' prefix shows the positive/giving nature. Distractors: nepotism is favoritism to relatives; enervate means weaken; impaired means damaged.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

beneficent

  1. lower

  2. kindly

  3. ban on commerce or other activity

  4. soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Beneficent means kindly, charitable, or doing good. The '-ficent' suffix (like in 'efficient') means 'doing/making'. Distractors: depress means lower; embargo is a ban; marrow is fatty tissue in bones.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

beneficial

  1. irritate

  2. helpful

  3. commence

  4. put in order
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Beneficial means helpful, advantageous, or producing good results. If something helps you, it's beneficial. Distractors: aggravate means irritate; commence means start; arrange means put in order.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

beneficiary

  1. connection

  2. person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

  3. enclose

  4. one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Beneficiary is a person entitled to receive benefits, proceeds from an insurance policy, will, or other arrangement. The '-ary' suffix indicates 'a person connected with'. Distractors: nexus is connection; enclose means surround; marsupial is a pouch-bearing mammal.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

benefit

  1. beak(bill)

  2. advantage

  3. adorn

  4. warlike
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Benefit means an advantage, good thing, or help received. It's the noun form meaning something that helps or improves. Distractors: beak is a bird's bill; adorn means decorate; bellicose means warlike.