HESI ,HESI A2, HESI A2 Vocabulary 129 Questions with Verified Answers
Proscribe - CORRECT ANSWER Forbid
Holistic - CORRECT ANSWER Concerned with
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Repugnant - CORRECT ANSWER Offensive; to morals
Exiguous - CORRECT ANSWER inadequency; lacking
Untenable - CORRECT ANSWER No support; ground
Clement - CORRECT ANSWER favorable
Adversity - CORRECT ANSWER a state of burden or hardship
Anecdote - CORRECT ANSWER a short story or account of an event
Assiduous - CORRECT ANSWER diligent; hard-working
Benevolent - CORRECT ANSWER showing sympathy, understanding, and generosity
Boisterous - CORRECT ANSWER rough; rowdy; unruly
Brazen - CORRECT ANSWER bold or unrestrained by normal standards
Brusque - CORRECT ANSWER attitude of shortness or rudeness; gruff
Circuitous - CORRECT ANSWER lengthy due to being indirect or roundabout
deleterious - CORRECT ANSWER harmful or deadly to living things
deter - CORRECT ANSWER to prevent or discourage
digression - CORRECT ANSWER a deviation or detour from the central topic or focucs
diligent - CORRECT ANSWER persistent and hardworking
disdain - CORRECT ANSWER lack of respect or intense dislike
enervating - CORRECT ANSWER causing debilitation or weakness
exasperate - CORRECT ANSWER to intensely irritated or frustrated
exemplary - CORRECT ANSWER worthy of imitation; setting the example
extenuating - CORRECT ANSWER diminish the seriousness of something
fortitude - CORRECT ANSWER strength and endurance during a difficult situation
fortuitous - CORRECT ANSWER happening by accident or chance rather than design
garable - CORRECT ANSWER reproduce (a message, sound, or transmission) in a confused and distorted way
hyperbole - CORRECT ANSWER exaggerating; making something more than it is
impetuous - CORRECT ANSWER acting or done quickly and without thought or care
imminent - CORRECT ANSWER very likely to happen
inconsequential - CORRECT ANSWER something without importance or significance
innocuous - CORRECT ANSWER harmless
novice - CORRECT ANSWER a beginner, inexperience
paradox - CORRECT ANSWER appearing conflicting or contradictory
precocious - CORRECT ANSWER showing advanced development or maturity at an early age
prudent - CORRECT ANSWER acting with or showing care and thought for the future
sagacious - CORRECT ANSWER having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd
seruntinize - CORRECT ANSWER examine closely and carefully
superficial - CORRECT ANSWER shallow in character and attitude, only concerned with thing on the surface
superfluous - CORRECT ANSWER more than is needed desired, or necessary
tactful - CORRECT ANSWER showing concern to not offend others
tenacious - CORRECT ANSWER determined without change or doubt from the plan
terse - CORRECT ANSWER to the point; concise
transient - CORRECT ANSWER lasting for only a short time or duration
trite - CORRECT ANSWER dull; common
venerable - CORRECT ANSWER worthy of respect because of wisdom or age
venerate - CORRECT ANSWER to regard with much respect
wary - CORRECT ANSWER to be cautious or suspicious
substantiate - CORRECT ANSWER confirm
emaciated - CORRECT ANSWER abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.
extirpate - CORRECT ANSWER remove
malinger - CORRECT ANSWER exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work.
contingence - CORRECT ANSWER next to something
portend - CORRECT ANSWER forecast
Accost - CORRECT ANSWER confront
puerile - CORRECT ANSWER childish
conflate - CORRECT ANSWER merge
congenital - CORRECT ANSWER in existence from birth
succinct - CORRECT ANSWER (especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed.
callous - CORRECT ANSWER mean
placate - CORRECT ANSWER comfort; bring peace
inure - CORRECT ANSWER toughen
malign - CORRECT ANSWER harm
synergy - CORRECT ANSWER harmony
turgid - CORRECT ANSWER swollen and distended or congested.
paucity - CORRECT ANSWER lack
salient - CORRECT ANSWER important
restive - CORRECT ANSWER impatient, uneasy, or restless
auster - CORRECT ANSWER attitude / behavior
impetus - CORRECT ANSWER motivation
laconic - CORRECT ANSWER brief in speech
Contrite - CORRECT ANSWER Remorseful
Postulate - CORRECT ANSWER Claim
Taciturn - CORRECT ANSWER Reserved
Chide - CORRECT ANSWER Scold
Consternation - CORRECT ANSWER Anxiety
Proximal - CORRECT ANSWER Near
Cauterize - CORRECT ANSWER to burn
Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER Explanation
Cytoscopy - CORRECT ANSWER visual examination of the urinary bladder
biopsy - CORRECT ANSWER an examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease.
Deficiency - CORRECT ANSWER Absence
Acute - CORRECT ANSWER Quick, sudden
Bilateral - CORRECT ANSWER Present on both sides
prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER Outcome Statement
Liable - CORRECT ANSWER 1. responsible by law; legally answerable.
2. likely to do or to be something.
Progeny - CORRECT ANSWER offspring
Distal - CORRECT ANSWER situated away from the center of the body or from the point of attachment.
milieu - CORRECT ANSWER Surroundings
bifurcate - CORRECT ANSWER split
Influx - CORRECT ANSWER an arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things.
Substantiate - CORRECT ANSWER confirm
Typify - CORRECT ANSWER symbolize
Insidious - CORRECT ANSWER subtle but harmful
Irrevocable - CORRECT ANSWER infeasible
Abate - CORRECT ANSWER to reduce
Feckless - CORRECT ANSWER incompentent
Goad - CORRECT ANSWER force
Prevalent - CORRECT ANSWER dominant; widespread
Serrated - CORRECT ANSWER jagged; saw-like
Contiguous - CORRECT ANSWER adjacent to; touching upon
obfuscate - CORRECT ANSWER to confuse; to bewilder
undermine - CORRECT ANSWER challenge authority, weaken
immutable - CORRECT ANSWER unchangeable
Protracted - CORRECT ANSWER Extended in time; prolonged
Viable - CORRECT ANSWER reasonable
Incessant - CORRECT ANSWER constant, continual
Negligible - CORRECT ANSWER minor
dichotomy - CORRECT ANSWER split
Solicitous - CORRECT ANSWER attentive
Trajectory - CORRECT ANSWER the direction of an object ; a course taken
Intemperate - CORRECT ANSWER unrestrained
onerous - CORRECT ANSWER demanding
heterogeneous - CORRECT ANSWER consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents
Overwought - CORRECT ANSWER agitated
dotage - CORRECT ANSWER the period of life in which a person is old and weak
putative - CORRECT ANSWER accepted
enumerate - CORRECT ANSWER mention (a number of things) one by one
Intangible - CORRECT ANSWER unable to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence.
Congenital - CORRECT ANSWER innate
existing at birth but not hereditary
gestate - CORRECT ANSWER carry a fetus in the womb from conception to birth
mordant - CORRECT ANSWER joking
Transmute - CORRECT ANSWER to change from one form to another; to transform
circumscribe - CORRECT ANSWER restrict (something) within limits
prehensile - CORRECT ANSWER greedy
abrogate - CORRECT ANSWER 1. repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).
2. evade (a responsibility or duty).
abscond - CORRECT ANSWER Flee, leave quickly
abstemious - CORRECT ANSWER not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking
accede - CORRECT ANSWER 1. agree to a demand, request, or treaty
2. assume an office or position
acme - CORRECT ANSWER the point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful [Show Less]