CFAT CFAT Verbal Skills: Vocabulary and Word Meaning 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does it mean to 'infer' something?
- State it directly
- Deduce it from evidence or reasoning (Correct answer)
- Ignore it completely
- Contradict it
Correct answer: Deduce it from evidence or reasoning
To 'infer' is to reach a conclusion based on available evidence rather than being told directly.
Question 2: Which word means 'to make an existing problem worse'?
- Alleviate
- Aggravate (Correct answer)
- Improve
- Soothe
Correct answer: Aggravate
'Aggravate' means to intensify or make an existing problem or situation more severe.
Question 3: What is the meaning of 'plausible'?
- Impossible
- Unlikely to be true
- Seeming reasonable and probable (Correct answer)
- A proven fact
Correct answer: Seeming reasonable and probable
'Plausible' describes something that seems reasonable, believable, or likely to be true.
Question 4: Which word is most similar in meaning to 'covert'?
- Open and public
- Secret and hidden (Correct answer)
- Loud and visible
- Official and formal
Correct answer: Secret and hidden
'Covert' means not openly acknowledged or displayed; done in a hidden or secretive manner.
Question 5: What does 'austere' mean?
- Luxurious and comfortable
- Severe and simple without luxuries (Correct answer)
- Richly decorated
- Extravagant
Correct answer: Severe and simple without luxuries
'Austere' describes conditions or settings that are severe, plain, and lacking comfort or decoration.
Question 6: Which word is the opposite of 'magnify'?
- Enlarge
- Intensify
- Minimize (Correct answer)
- Expand
Correct answer: Minimize
'Magnify' means to make larger or more intense, so its opposite is 'minimize,' meaning to reduce.
CFAT CFAT Verbal Skills: Vocabulary and Word Meaning 2
What does it mean to 'infer' something?