HESI vocab A2 167 terms
1. ABRUPT - sudden
2. ABSTAIN - to refrain from something by one's choice
3. ACCESS - a means to obtain entry or a means of approach
4. ACCOUNTABLE - responsible
5. ADHERE - to hold fast or stick together
6. ADVERSE - Undesired, possibly harmful
7. AFFECT - Appearance of observable emotions
8. ANNUAL - Happening once a year
9. APPLY - To place, put on, or spread somthing
10. AUDIBLE - able to be heard, perceptible
11. BILATERAL - Present on two sides
12. CAST - Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone
while it heals
13. CEASE - come to an end or bring to an end
14. COMPENSATORY - offsetting or making up for something
15. COMPLICATION - an undesired problem that is the result of some
other event
16. COMPLY - do as directed
17. CONCAVE - Rounded inward
18. CONCISE - Brief, to the point
, 19. CONSISTENCY - Degree of viscosity
20. CONSTRICT - To draw together or become smaller
21. CONTINGENT - Dependent
22. CONTOUR - Shape or outline of shape
23. CONTRACT - To draw together or reduce in size
24. CONTRAINDICATION - A reason why something is not advisable
or why it should not be done
25. DEFECATE - Expel feces
26. DEFICIT - A deficiency or lack of something
27. DEPRESS - Press downward
28. DEPTH - Downward measurement from the surface
29. DETERIORATING - Worsening
30. DEVICE - Tool or piece of equipment
31. DILATE - To enlarge or expand
32. DILUTE - To make a liquid less concentrated
33. DISCRETE - Distinct, separate
34. DISTENDED - Enlarged or expanded from pressure
35. ELEVATE - To place in a higher position
36. ENDOGENOUS - Produced within the body
37. EXACERBATE - To make worse
1. ABRUPT - sudden
2. ABSTAIN - to refrain from something by one's choice
3. ACCESS - a means to obtain entry or a means of approach
4. ACCOUNTABLE - responsible
5. ADHERE - to hold fast or stick together
6. ADVERSE - Undesired, possibly harmful
7. AFFECT - Appearance of observable emotions
8. ANNUAL - Happening once a year
9. APPLY - To place, put on, or spread somthing
10. AUDIBLE - able to be heard, perceptible
11. BILATERAL - Present on two sides
12. CAST - Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone
while it heals
13. CEASE - come to an end or bring to an end
14. COMPENSATORY - offsetting or making up for something
15. COMPLICATION - an undesired problem that is the result of some
other event
16. COMPLY - do as directed
17. CONCAVE - Rounded inward
18. CONCISE - Brief, to the point
, 19. CONSISTENCY - Degree of viscosity
20. CONSTRICT - To draw together or become smaller
21. CONTINGENT - Dependent
22. CONTOUR - Shape or outline of shape
23. CONTRACT - To draw together or reduce in size
24. CONTRAINDICATION - A reason why something is not advisable
or why it should not be done
25. DEFECATE - Expel feces
26. DEFICIT - A deficiency or lack of something
27. DEPRESS - Press downward
28. DEPTH - Downward measurement from the surface
29. DETERIORATING - Worsening
30. DEVICE - Tool or piece of equipment
31. DILATE - To enlarge or expand
32. DILUTE - To make a liquid less concentrated
33. DISCRETE - Distinct, separate
34. DISTENDED - Enlarged or expanded from pressure
35. ELEVATE - To place in a higher position
36. ENDOGENOUS - Produced within the body
37. EXACERBATE - To make worse
