HESI VOCABULARY 2022

HESI VOCABULARY 2022 Abstain To voluntarily refrain from something. Accountable To be responsible. Acute Sudden, intense. Adhere To hold fast or stick together. Adverse Undesired, possibly harmful. Aegis Control, protection. Ambivalent Uncertain, having contradictory feelings. Apply To place, put on, or spread something. Assent To give consent; to agree. Audible Able to be heard. Bacteria Single-celled, microscopic organisms. Bilateral Present on two sides. Cardiac Of or relating to the heart. Cavity An opening or an empty area. Cease come to an end or bring to an end Chronology Order of events as they occurred; timeline. Compensatory Offsetting or making up for something. Concave Rounded inward. Concise Brief, to the point. Consistency Degree or viscosity; how thick or thin a fluid is in relation to how it flows. Constrict To draw together or become smaller. Contingent