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Multiple choice softskills leadership

awe

  1. short simple story teaching a moral

  2. solemn wonder

  3. pertaining to mental dearrangement

  4. stratagem(deceptive scheme)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Awe is a profound feeling of respect, reverence, and wonder, often mixed with fear or overwhelm when encountering something majestic or sublime. 'Solemn wonder' captures this combination of deep respect and amazement.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

awful

  1. model

  2. terrible

  3. mental disorder

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

Awful literally means inspiring awe or wonder, something full of awe. While modern usage emphasizes 'terrible', 'terrible' also originally meant inspiring terror or awe. The answer is correct for contemporary usage.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

awl

  1. something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true)

  2. pointed tool used for piercing

  3. of the influence of the mind on the body (esp. with respect to disease)

  4. tending to overthrow or ruin
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

An awl is a small, pointed tool used for piercing holes in leather, wood, or other materials. 'Pointed tool used for piercing' is the precise definition. It's similar to an ice pick but for craftwork.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

awry

  1. model of perfection

  2. distorted

  3. extinct flying reptile

  4. assist (someone in difficulty)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Awry means not in the proper position, crooked, or wrong - something that has deviated from the planned course. 'Distorted' captures this sense of being twisted out of shape or off course.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

axiom

  1. similar

  2. self-evident truth requiring no proof

  3. gather into wrinkles or folds

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

An axiom is a statement or principle that is obviously true and requires no proof or demonstration. 'Self-evident truth requiring no proof' is the exact definition. Axioms are starting points for reasoning.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

azure

  1. state of being parallel

  2. sky blue

  3. hot sweet dish

  4. yield (to something overwhelming)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Azure is a bright sky-blue color, named after the blue of the sky. It is commonly used to describe the color of the sky on a clear day or in heraldry. The other options do not relate to the meaning of azure.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

aversion

  1. wild tumult(commotion)

  2. firm dislike

  3. cut away

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

Aversion is a strong dislike or disinclination toward something. It describes a feeling of repugnance or strong avoidance. The other options (tumult, cut away, serving to assist) are unrelated to this meaning.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

avert

  1. cater to (the low desires of others)

  2. prevent

  3. having or causing lustful desires and thoughts

  4. direct financial aid by government, etc.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

To avert means to turn away, prevent, or avoid something undesirable. You can avert your eyes (look away) or avert a disaster (prevent it). The other options describe completely different actions.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

aviary

  1. formal praise

  2. enclosure for birds

  3. inquire impertinently (someone else's private affairs)

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

An aviary is a large enclosure or cage for keeping birds. It provides a space for birds to fly while remaining confined. The other options have no connection to bird-related structures.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

avid

  1. sudden sharp feeling of pain

  2. greedy

  3. pen name

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

Avid means showing a keen interest or enthusiasm, sometimes to the point of greediness. An avid reader is very enthusiastic about reading. The other options describe pain, writing identity, or substance.