HESI A2 VocAbulAry (2025/2026): updAtEd
EdItIon FEAturIng VErIFIEd QuEStIonS And
rElIAblE, In-dEptH AnSwErS From truStEd SourcES
1. Abstain - ANSWER To voluntarily refrain from something
2. Accountable - ANSWER To be responsible
3. Acute - ANSWER sudden, intense
4. Adhere - ANSWER To hold fast or stick together
5. Adverse - ANSWER Undesired, possibly harmful
6. Aegis - ANSWER Control, protection
7. Ambivalent - ANSWER Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
8. Apply - ANSWER To place, put on, or spread something
9. Assent - ANSWER To give consent; to agree
10.Audible - ANSWER Able to be heard
,11.Bacteria - ANSWER SIngle-celled, microorganisms
12.Bilateral - ANSWER Present on two sides
13.Cardiac - ANSWER Of or relating to the heart
14.Cavity - ANSWER An opening or an empty area
15.Cease - ANSWER Come to an end or bring to an end
16.Chronology - ANSWER Order of events as they occurred; timeline
17.Compensatory - ANSWER Offsetting or making up for something
18.Concave - ANSWER Rounded inward
19.Concise - ANSWER Brief and to the point
20.Consistency - ANSWER Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in
relation to how it flows
21.Constrict - ANSWER To draw together or become smaller
22.Contingent - ANSWER Dependent
, 23.Contraindication - ANSWER A reason why something is not advisable or
why it should not be done
24.Convulsive - ANSWER Having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking
of the body
25.Cursory - ANSWER quick, perfunctory, not thorough
26.Defecate - ANSWER Expel feces
27.Deficit - ANSWER A deficiency or lack of something
28.Depress - ANSWER Press downward
29.Depth - ANSWER Downward measurement from a surface
Deteriorating - ANSWER Worsening
Device - ANSWER Tool or piece of equipment
Diagnosis - ANSWER Identification of an injury or disease
Dilate - ANSWER to enlarge or expand
, Dilute - ANSWER To make a liquid less concentrated
Discrete - ANSWER Distinct, separate
Distal - ANSWER Distant; away from the center (such as of the body)
Distended - ANSWER Enlarged or expanded from pressure
Dysfunction - ANSWER Impaired or abnormal functioning
Empathy - ANSWER Ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the
feelings of one another
Equilibrium - ANSWER Balance
Etiology - ANSWER The origin or cause of a disease or condition
Exacerbate - ANSWER To make worse or more severe
Expand - ANSWER To increase in size or amount
Exposure - ANSWER To come in contact
Extension - ANSWER lengthening; unbending a joint
EdItIon FEAturIng VErIFIEd QuEStIonS And
rElIAblE, In-dEptH AnSwErS From truStEd SourcES
1. Abstain - ANSWER To voluntarily refrain from something
2. Accountable - ANSWER To be responsible
3. Acute - ANSWER sudden, intense
4. Adhere - ANSWER To hold fast or stick together
5. Adverse - ANSWER Undesired, possibly harmful
6. Aegis - ANSWER Control, protection
7. Ambivalent - ANSWER Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
8. Apply - ANSWER To place, put on, or spread something
9. Assent - ANSWER To give consent; to agree
10.Audible - ANSWER Able to be heard
,11.Bacteria - ANSWER SIngle-celled, microorganisms
12.Bilateral - ANSWER Present on two sides
13.Cardiac - ANSWER Of or relating to the heart
14.Cavity - ANSWER An opening or an empty area
15.Cease - ANSWER Come to an end or bring to an end
16.Chronology - ANSWER Order of events as they occurred; timeline
17.Compensatory - ANSWER Offsetting or making up for something
18.Concave - ANSWER Rounded inward
19.Concise - ANSWER Brief and to the point
20.Consistency - ANSWER Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in
relation to how it flows
21.Constrict - ANSWER To draw together or become smaller
22.Contingent - ANSWER Dependent
, 23.Contraindication - ANSWER A reason why something is not advisable or
why it should not be done
24.Convulsive - ANSWER Having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking
of the body
25.Cursory - ANSWER quick, perfunctory, not thorough
26.Defecate - ANSWER Expel feces
27.Deficit - ANSWER A deficiency or lack of something
28.Depress - ANSWER Press downward
29.Depth - ANSWER Downward measurement from a surface
Deteriorating - ANSWER Worsening
Device - ANSWER Tool or piece of equipment
Diagnosis - ANSWER Identification of an injury or disease
Dilate - ANSWER to enlarge or expand
, Dilute - ANSWER To make a liquid less concentrated
Discrete - ANSWER Distinct, separate
Distal - ANSWER Distant; away from the center (such as of the body)
Distended - ANSWER Enlarged or expanded from pressure
Dysfunction - ANSWER Impaired or abnormal functioning
Empathy - ANSWER Ability to share what others are feeling; understanding the
feelings of one another
Equilibrium - ANSWER Balance
Etiology - ANSWER The origin or cause of a disease or condition
Exacerbate - ANSWER To make worse or more severe
Expand - ANSWER To increase in size or amount
Exposure - ANSWER To come in contact
Extension - ANSWER lengthening; unbending a joint
