HESI VOCABULARY STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Accountable. Answer: To be responsible
◉ Acute. Answer: sudden, intense
◉ Adhere. Answer: To hold fast or stick together
◉ Adverse. Answer: Undesired, possibly harmful
◉ Aegis. Answer: Control, protection
◉ Ambivalent. Answer: Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
◉ Apply. Answer: To place, put on, or spread something
◉ Assent. Answer: To give consent; to agree
◉ Audible. Answer: Able to be heard
◉ Bacteria. Answer: SIngle-celled, microorganisms
,◉ Bilateral. Answer: Present on two sides
◉ Cardiac. Answer: Of or relating to the heart
◉ Cavity. Answer: An opening or an empty area
◉ Cease. Answer: Come to an end or bring to an end
◉ Chronology. Answer: Order of events as they occurred; timeline
◉ Compensatory. Answer: Offsetting or making up for something
◉ Concave. Answer: Rounded inward
◉ Concise. Answer: Brief and to the point
◉ Consistency. Answer: Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is
in relation to how it flows
◉ Constrict. Answer: To draw together or become smaller
◉ Contingent. Answer: Dependent
, ◉ Contraindication. Answer: A reason why something is not advisable
or why it should not be done
◉ Convulsive. Answer: Having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent
shaking of the body
◉ Cursory. Answer: quick, perfunctory, not thorough
◉ Defecate. Answer: Expel feces
◉ Deficit. Answer: A deficiency or lack of something
◉ Depress. Answer: Press downward
◉ 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
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Accountable. Answer: To be responsible
◉ Acute. Answer: sudden, intense
◉ Adhere. Answer: To hold fast or stick together
◉ Adverse. Answer: Undesired, possibly harmful
◉ Aegis. Answer: Control, protection
◉ Ambivalent. Answer: Uncertain, having contradictory feelings
◉ Apply. Answer: To place, put on, or spread something
◉ Assent. Answer: To give consent; to agree
◉ Audible. Answer: Able to be heard
◉ Bacteria. Answer: SIngle-celled, microorganisms
,◉ Bilateral. Answer: Present on two sides
◉ Cardiac. Answer: Of or relating to the heart
◉ Cavity. Answer: An opening or an empty area
◉ Cease. Answer: Come to an end or bring to an end
◉ Chronology. Answer: Order of events as they occurred; timeline
◉ Compensatory. Answer: Offsetting or making up for something
◉ Concave. Answer: Rounded inward
◉ Concise. Answer: Brief and to the point
◉ Consistency. Answer: Degree of viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is
in relation to how it flows
◉ Constrict. Answer: To draw together or become smaller
◉ Contingent. Answer: Dependent
, ◉ Contraindication. Answer: A reason why something is not advisable
or why it should not be done
◉ Convulsive. Answer: Having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent
shaking of the body
◉ Cursory. Answer: quick, perfunctory, not thorough
◉ Defecate. Answer: Expel feces
◉ Deficit. Answer: A deficiency or lack of something
◉ Depress. Answer: Press downward
◉ 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
