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Multiple choice softskills leadership

buttress

  1. enthusiastic applause

  2. person administering capital punishment

  3. support

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

A buttress is a support structure, typically a brick or stone wall that supports a building. Options A, B, and D are unrelated: A means applause, B means an executioner, D means expiring.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

buxom

  1. bossy

  2. point of view

  3. full-bosomed

  4. ill-humored
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Buxom means full-bosomed or having a full, plump figure. Options A, B, and D are incorrect: A means dominating, B means perspective, D means bad-tempered.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

cabal

  1. small light sailboat or rowboat

  2. lower

  3. small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

  4. causing sharp pain to the mind
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A cabal is a small group of people secretly united to promote their own interests, usually political. Options A, B, and D are wrong: A describes a small boat, B is incomplete, D means mentally disturbing.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

cache

  1. read or glance through quickly

  2. embarrass

  3. hiding place

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

A cache is a hiding place for storing items. Options A, B, and D are unrelated: A means to scan, B means to make uncomfortable, D means insulting.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

cacophonous

  1. provide or use scantily

  2. subside or moderate

  3. discordant

  4. lively or animated
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Cacophonous means discordant or harsh in sound. Options A, B, and D are incorrect: A means to be stingy, B means to decrease, D means energetic.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

canto

  1. (of a snake) shed or cast off (dead outer skin)

  2. restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking

  3. division of a long poem

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

A canto is a division of a long poem. Options A, B, and D are wrong: A describes snakes shedding skin, B means self-denial, D means an inclined surface.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

capitulate

  1. pronounce indistinctly

  2. bottomless

  3. surrender

  4. long-lasting hatred
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

"Capitulate" means to surrender or yield under pressure, often after resistance. Option A "pronounce indistinctly" is incorrect (that's "mumble"). Option B "bottomless" is wrong (that's "fathomless"). Option D "long-lasting hatred" is also incorrect (that's "rancor").

Multiple choice softskills leadership

caprice

  1. clever in deceiving

  2. enormous chasm

  3. whim

  4. without definite purpose, plan, or aim
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

"Caprice" refers to a sudden change of mood or behavior without a serious reason - a whim. Option A "clever in deceiving" is incorrect (that's "crafty"). Option B "enormous chasm" is wrong (that's "abyss"). Option D "without definite purpose" is imprecise (that's "aimless").

Multiple choice softskills leadership

capricious

  1. intelligent

  2. related to a school

  3. unpredictable

  4. offensive in odor or flavor
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

"Capricious" describes someone or something given to sudden changes in mood or behavior - unpredictable. Option A "intelligent" is incorrect (that's "bright" or "smart"). Option B "related to a school" is wrong (that's "scholastic"). Option D "offensive in odor" is also incorrect (that's "malodorous").

Multiple choice softskills leadership

capsize

  1. slight knowledge

  2. agree

  3. (of a boat) turn over

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

"Capsize" specifically means to overturn or turn over, particularly referring to a boat. Option A "slight knowledge" is incorrect (that's "smattering"). Option B "agree" is wrong (that's "acquiesce"). Option D "irritate" is also incorrect (that's "annoy").