HESI Vocabulary Questions and Answers 2023
distended - -enlarge
-contrite - -remorseful
-succinct - -short
-postulate - -claim
-taciturn - -reserved
-chide - -scold
-consternation - -concern, anxiety
-languid - -sluggish
-illustrious - -eminent
-eminent - -famous
-incongruent - -incompatible
-superfluous - -unnecessary
-obstinate - -stubborn
-proximal - -central
-anastomosis - -connection
-cauterize - -burn
-incision - -cut
-diagnosis - -explanation
-salpingo - -a tube
-cystoscopy - -examination of bladder
-biopsy - -remove for observation
-deficiency - -absence
-benign - -harmless -dichotomy - -division
-acute - -sudden, intense
-sinuous - -supple
-supple - -bending
-bifurcate - -divide
-occlude - -to close completely
-enervate - -weaken
-debilitate - -lacking strength
-palpated - -to examine by touch
-anterior - -frontal
-adhere - -hold fast or stick together
-adverse - -undesired, possibly harmful
-compensatory - -making up for something
-complication - -undesired problem
-comply - -do as directed
-concave - -rounded inward
-concise - -brief, to the point
-consistency - -degree of viscosity; how thick it is
-constrict - -to draw together or become smaller
-contingent - -dependent
-contour - -shape or outline of a shape
-contract - -to draw together, to reduce in size
-contraindications - -a reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done
distended - -enlarge
-contrite - -remorseful
-succinct - -short
-postulate - -claim
-taciturn - -reserved
-chide - -scold
-consternation - -concern, anxiety
-languid - -sluggish
-illustrious - -eminent
-eminent - -famous
-incongruent - -incompatible
-superfluous - -unnecessary
-obstinate - -stubborn
-proximal - -central
-anastomosis - -connection
-cauterize - -burn
-incision - -cut
-diagnosis - -explanation
-salpingo - -a tube
-cystoscopy - -examination of bladder
-biopsy - -remove for observation
-deficiency - -absence
-benign - -harmless -dichotomy - -division
-acute - -sudden, intense
-sinuous - -supple
-supple - -bending
-bifurcate - -divide
-occlude - -to close completely
-enervate - -weaken
-debilitate - -lacking strength
-palpated - -to examine by touch
-anterior - -frontal
-adhere - -hold fast or stick together
-adverse - -undesired, possibly harmful
-compensatory - -making up for something
-complication - -undesired problem
-comply - -do as directed
-concave - -rounded inward
-concise - -brief, to the point
-consistency - -degree of viscosity; how thick it is
-constrict - -to draw together or become smaller
-contingent - -dependent
-contour - -shape or outline of a shape
-contract - -to draw together, to reduce in size
-contraindications - -a reason why something is not advisable or why it should not be done
