HESI A2 VOCABULARY-ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
Exiguous - correct-answer -inadequency; lacking
Untenable - correct-answer -No support; ground
Clement - correct-answer -favorable
Proscribe - correct-answer -Forbid
Holistic - correct-answer -Concerned with whole
Repugnant - correct-answer -Offensive; to morals
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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
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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