HESI A2 Vocabulary Practice Test Exam
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• abbreviate . Answer: to shorten or abridge
• abdicate . Answer: to give up or leave
• abrupt . Answer: changing or terminating suddenly
• abstain . Answer: refrain; choose to avoid or not participate
• access . Answer: means of approach or admission
• accountable . Answer: liable or responsible
• adhere . Answer: hold closely to an idea or course; be devoted
• adverse . Answer: harmful to one's interests; unfortunate
• adversity . Answer: a state of burden or hardship
• affect . Answer: to change or influence
• anecdote . Answer: a short story or account of an event
• annual . Answer: occurring or returning once a year
• apply . Answer: bring into physical contact; lay on; bring into
operation
• assiduous . Answer: very careful and hardworking
, • audible . Answer: loud enough to be heard
• benevolent . Answer: showing sympathy, understanding, and
generosity
• bias . Answer: An unfair preference for or dislike of something
• bilateral . Answer: having two sides
• boisterous . Answer: rough, rowdy, unruly
• brazen . Answer: bold or unrestrained by normal standards
• brusque . Answer: attitude of shortness or rudeness; gruff
• capacious . Answer: large in size or capacity
• cardiac . Answer: pertaining to the heart
• cast . Answer: a molded protective device used to support broken
bones
• cavity . Answer: any hollow place or space
• cease . Answer: stop doing an action; discontinue
• circuitous . Answer: lengthy due to being indirect or roundabout
• collaborate . Answer: work together on a common enterprise of project
• collateral . Answer: adjoining or accompanying
• compassion . Answer: awareness and sympathy for the suffering of
others
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• abbreviate . Answer: to shorten or abridge
• abdicate . Answer: to give up or leave
• abrupt . Answer: changing or terminating suddenly
• abstain . Answer: refrain; choose to avoid or not participate
• access . Answer: means of approach or admission
• accountable . Answer: liable or responsible
• adhere . Answer: hold closely to an idea or course; be devoted
• adverse . Answer: harmful to one's interests; unfortunate
• adversity . Answer: a state of burden or hardship
• affect . Answer: to change or influence
• anecdote . Answer: a short story or account of an event
• annual . Answer: occurring or returning once a year
• apply . Answer: bring into physical contact; lay on; bring into
operation
• assiduous . Answer: very careful and hardworking
, • audible . Answer: loud enough to be heard
• benevolent . Answer: showing sympathy, understanding, and
generosity
• bias . Answer: An unfair preference for or dislike of something
• bilateral . Answer: having two sides
• boisterous . Answer: rough, rowdy, unruly
• brazen . Answer: bold or unrestrained by normal standards
• brusque . Answer: attitude of shortness or rudeness; gruff
• capacious . Answer: large in size or capacity
• cardiac . Answer: pertaining to the heart
• cast . Answer: a molded protective device used to support broken
bones
• cavity . Answer: any hollow place or space
• cease . Answer: stop doing an action; discontinue
• circuitous . Answer: lengthy due to being indirect or roundabout
• collaborate . Answer: work together on a common enterprise of project
• collateral . Answer: adjoining or accompanying
• compassion . Answer: awareness and sympathy for the suffering of
others
