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Multiple choice softskills leadership

callus

  1. killing of animals for food

  2. dwelling place

  3. area of thick hard skin

  4. of or suffering rabies
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A callus is an area of thickened, hardened skin that forms from repeated friction or pressure. Option C correctly describes this as an area of thick hard skin. The other options are unrelated: killing animals for food (A), a dwelling place (B), or having rabies (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

calorific

  1. of or like a slave

  2. cancel

  3. heat-producing

  4. disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Calorific relates to the production of heat or having heat-producing properties, especially regarding the energy value of food. Option C correctly identifies this as heat-producing. The other options are unrelated: being like a slave (A), to cancel (B), or rabies (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

calumny

  1. shabby and dirty

  2. detestable

  3. malicious misrepresentation

  4. story-teller
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Calumny is the making of false, malicious statements about someone to damage their reputation. Option C correctly captures this as malicious misrepresentation or slander. The other options are unrelated: being shabby and dirty (A), detestable (B), or a story-teller (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

camaraderie

  1. large sled drawn by work animals

  2. loathe

  3. good-fellowship

  4. lottery
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Camaraderie describes mutual trust, friendship, and goodwill among people who spend time together. Option C correctly identifies this as good-fellowship. The other options are unrelated: a large sled (A), to loathe (B), or a lottery (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

cameo

  1. smooth and shining (as from good health)

  2. being the first of its kind in a region

  3. shell or jewel carved in relief

  4. scrap of cloth
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Cameo is a shell or jewel carved in relief, creating a raised design against a contrasting background. It's a small artistic carving. Smooth and shining, being first, and scrap of cloth are unrelated.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

camp

  1. one that achieves unexpected success

  2. unsuccessful

  3. group sharing a common cause or opinion

  4. dirty child in torn clothes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A 'camp' can mean a group of people united by shared beliefs or interests, like 'political camp' or 'ideological camp.' The other options are unrelated: A describes a dark horse success, D describes a ragged appearance.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

canard

  1. large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice

  2. rubbing away

  3. unfounded false rumor

  4. complain bitterly
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A canard is an unfounded false rumor or hoax story. Options A, B, and D are unrelated: A describes a sled, B means abrasion, D means to complain harshly.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

burlesque

  1. candid

  2. very bad

  3. give an imitation that ridicules

  4. biting
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Burlesque means to give an imitation that ridicules or mocks through exaggeration. Options A, B, and D are unrelated: A means frank, B means terrible, D means sharp or cutting.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

burnish

  1. outrun

  2. curse

  3. make shiny by rubbing

  4. conventions
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

To burnish means to make something shiny by rubbing or polishing it. Options A, B, and D are wrong: A means to run faster than, B means to place a curse on, D means established customs.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

bust

  1. outsmart

  2. put into effect

  3. piece of sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest

  4. mortuary
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A bust is a sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest. The other options are unrelated: A means to deceive, B means to implement, D means a funeral home.