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Multiple choice softskills leadership

avocation

  1. denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view

  2. secondary or minor occupation

  3. soul

  4. support (a claim) with evidence
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

An avocation is a hobby or secondary occupation pursued alongside one's main work. It is distinct from your primary profession or vocation. The other options describe views, soul, or evidentiary support.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

avow

  1. acting without dialogue

  2. declare openly

  3. doctor who treats mental diseases

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

To avow means to declare or assert openly and boldly. It is a formal way of stating something publicly and frankly. The other options describe silent acting, medical practice, or substantiality.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

avuncular

  1. ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant

  2. of or like an uncle

  3. of psyche

  4. include (as a member of a group)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Avuncular describes characteristics or behavior resembling an uncle, often implying kindly indulgence. It comes from the Latin word avunculus meaning uncle. The other options relate to paper, psychology, or inclusion.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

bantering

  1. very generous in giving

  2. clear from blame or guilt

  3. instruct

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

Bantering refers to playful or teasing conversation in a lighthearted manner. It involves good-natured joking and witty exchange. The other options describe generosity, innocence, or instruction.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

babble

  1. vessel in which substances are crushed with a pestle

  2. vex

  3. set aside (money or time) for a particular purpose

  4. chatter idly or foolishly
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

To babble means to talk idly, foolishly, or incoherently, like the sounds babies make before learning real language. It describes aimless or confused chatter. The other options refer to a vessel, to annoy, or to allocate.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

bacchanal

  1. undertaker

  2. exclude

  3. gain for the performance of service or labor

  4. noisy party with a lot of drinking
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A bacchanal is a wild, noisy party or celebration involving excessive drinking and revelry. It references Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. The other options describe funeral services, exclusion, or payment.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

bacchanalia

  1. humiliate by embarassing excessively

  2. objectionable

  3. of this earth

  4. the ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Bacchanalia was the ancient Roman festival celebrating Bacchus, the god of wine and fertility. It involved wild, ecstatic celebrations. The other options describe embarrassment, objection, or earthly nature.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

bacchanalian

  1. picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles

  2. selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work

  3. unrefined

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

Bacchanalian comes from Bacchanalia, the Roman festival of Bacchus (god of wine). It means drunken, wild, or characterized by revelry. Option D is correct because it captures the core association with drunkenness.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

backslide

  1. small speck (esp. of dust)

  2. treasury

  3. (of the tide) recede

  4. revert (to bad habits)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Backslide combines back (returning) with slide (slipping). It means reverting to former undesirable behaviors or falling back into bad habits, specifically suggesting moral or spiritual regression.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

backwards

  1. theme

  2. cut away

  3. showing excitement

  4. and forwards
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This tests the common phrase completion backwards and forwards, which means moving in both directions or covering ground repeatedly. Option D completes the standard expression.