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Multiple choice softskills leadership

compliant

  1. close observation of a person (esp. one under suspicion)

  2. attach

  3. readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others

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

Compliant describes someone ready to conform to rules or others' wishes. 'Close observation' might be confused with 'surveillance' but is unrelated. 'Attach' and 'irritate' are completely unrelated.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

complicity

  1. impressionable

  2. diligent attention

  3. participation

  4. tear or be torn quickly and violently
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Complicity means involvement or participation in a wrongful act, often as an accomplice. 'Impressionable' and 'diligent attention' are unrelated. 'Tear or be torn quickly and violently' describes 'lacerate,' not complicity.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

component

  1. cause to stop for a period

  2. appropriate

  3. element

  4. metal pin used for fastening metal plates together
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Component refers to a part or element of a larger whole, like a component in a machine or system. 'Cause to stop for a period' describes 'suspend.' 'Appropriate' means suitable. 'Metal pin' describes 'rivet,' not component.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

comport

  1. state of being undecided

  2. estimate value of

  3. bear one's self

  4. holding one's attention
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Comport means to behave or conduct oneself, especially in a particular manner. 'State of being undecided' describes 'suspense.' 'Estimate value of' describes 'appraise.' 'Holding one's attention' describes 'captivating,' not comport.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

compost

  1. suffer (harm or loss)

  2. be thankful for

  3. mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer

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

"Compost" is a mixture of decaying organic matter, such as leaves and manure, used to fertilize soil. Distractors like "small stream" (brook) are incorrect.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

composure

  1. sustaining

  2. arrest (a criminal)

  3. mental calmness

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

Composure refers to mental calmness and self-control, especially in difficult situations. 'Sustaining' might be confused with 'maintenance' but is unrelated. 'Arrest' describes 'apprehend,' not composure. 'Strong' is unrelated to calmness.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

compound

  1. stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision

  2. fearful

  3. combine

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

Compound means to combine or mix things together. 'Stitches' describes 'sutures.' 'Fearful' is unrelated. 'Ornate' describes 'elaborate,' not compound.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

comprehend

  1. walk or behave with an over-confident manner

  2. inform

  3. include

  4. make liquids murky by stirring up sediment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Comprehend primarily means to understand, but it can also mean to include or encompass, which is the sense here. 'Walk with over-confidence' describes 'strut.' 'Inform' is unrelated. 'Make liquids murky' describes 'roil,' not comprehend.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

comprehensive

  1. wetland

  2. approval

  3. broad

  4. (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Comprehensive describes something that is complete, thorough, or broad in scope, covering all aspects. 'Wetland' is unrelated (maybe confused with 'swamp'). 'Approval' is unrelated. 'Rising and falling in slopes' describes 'undulating,' not comprehensive.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

compress

  1. large group of insects moving in a mass

  2. acquire

  3. force into less space

  4. play or frolic boisterously
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Compress means to press or squeeze something into less space or a smaller volume. Option C correctly defines this as forcing something into less space. The other options describe unrelated concepts: a swarm of insects (A), acquiring something (B), or playing energetically (D).