HESI MILESTONE 2 STUDY EXAMS GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔superficial - ✔✔shallow in character and attitude, only concerned with thing on the
surface
✔✔superfluous - ✔✔more than is needed desired, or necessary
✔✔tactful - ✔✔showing concern to not offend others
✔✔tenacious - ✔✔determined without change or doubt from the plan
✔✔terse - ✔✔to the point; concise
✔✔transient - ✔✔lasting for only a short time or duration
✔✔trite - ✔✔dull; common
✔✔venerable - ✔✔worthy of respect because of wisdom or age
✔✔venerate - ✔✔to regard with much respect
, ✔✔wary - ✔✔to be cautious or suspicious
✔✔substantiate - ✔✔confirm
✔✔emaciated - ✔✔abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of
food.
✔✔extirpate - ✔✔remove
✔✔malinger - ✔✔exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work.
✔✔contingence - ✔✔next to something
✔✔portend - ✔✔forecast
✔✔Accost - ✔✔confront
✔✔puerile - ✔✔childish
✔✔conflate - ✔✔merge
✔✔congenital - ✔✔in existence from birth
✔✔succinct - ✔✔(especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly
expressed.
✔✔callous - ✔✔mean
✔✔placate - ✔✔comfort; bring peace
✔✔inure - ✔✔toughen
✔✔malign - ✔✔harm
✔✔synergy - ✔✔harmony
✔✔turgid - ✔✔swollen and distended or congested.
✔✔paucity - ✔✔lack
✔✔salient - ✔✔important
✔✔restive - ✔✔impatient, uneasy, or restless
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔superficial - ✔✔shallow in character and attitude, only concerned with thing on the
surface
✔✔superfluous - ✔✔more than is needed desired, or necessary
✔✔tactful - ✔✔showing concern to not offend others
✔✔tenacious - ✔✔determined without change or doubt from the plan
✔✔terse - ✔✔to the point; concise
✔✔transient - ✔✔lasting for only a short time or duration
✔✔trite - ✔✔dull; common
✔✔venerable - ✔✔worthy of respect because of wisdom or age
✔✔venerate - ✔✔to regard with much respect
, ✔✔wary - ✔✔to be cautious or suspicious
✔✔substantiate - ✔✔confirm
✔✔emaciated - ✔✔abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of
food.
✔✔extirpate - ✔✔remove
✔✔malinger - ✔✔exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work.
✔✔contingence - ✔✔next to something
✔✔portend - ✔✔forecast
✔✔Accost - ✔✔confront
✔✔puerile - ✔✔childish
✔✔conflate - ✔✔merge
✔✔congenital - ✔✔in existence from birth
✔✔succinct - ✔✔(especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly
expressed.
✔✔callous - ✔✔mean
✔✔placate - ✔✔comfort; bring peace
✔✔inure - ✔✔toughen
✔✔malign - ✔✔harm
✔✔synergy - ✔✔harmony
✔✔turgid - ✔✔swollen and distended or congested.
✔✔paucity - ✔✔lack
✔✔salient - ✔✔important
✔✔restive - ✔✔impatient, uneasy, or restless
