COMPREHENSIVE NURSING ENTRANCE EXAM PREPARATION TEST BANK FEATURING ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS, CRITICAL THINKING PRACTICE, SKILL ASSESSMENTS, AND COMPLETE ADMISSION READINESS RESOURCES. 2025|2026 Success!!!!!! Practice Test 1 Word Knowledge Directions: For each of the following questions, choose the best answer out of the choices given. 1. After hearing the news of the CEOs resignation, the board decidedto table the decision about selling the company until the next meeting. The underlined word in the previous sentence most nearly means a. set up. b. put off. c. celebrate. d. vote on. 2. The job fair was a virtual meat market of employers and prospective employees.The underlined word in the previous sentence most nearly means a. something that is almost the real thing. b. something that is exactly the real thing. c. something that is not the real thing. d. something that is the opposite of something else. 3. Truncate most nearly means a. elongate. b. freshen up. c. cut off. d. envelope. 4. exacerbate : aggravate :: a. sick : ill b. inform : violate c. admire : envy d. lost : found 5. Believing everything everyone tells you is not a(n) __________ wayto collect information. a. forgivable b. efficient c. discerning d. pardonable