HESI A2 VOCABULARY LATEST EXAM
Proscribe - ANSWER: Forbid
Holistic - ANSWER: Concerned with whole
Repugnant - ANSWER: Offensive; to morals
Exiguous - ANSWER: inadequency; lacking
Untenable - ANSWER: No support; ground
Clement - ANSWER: favorable
Adversity - ANSWER: a state of burden or hardship
Anecdote - ANSWER: a short story or account of an event
Assiduous - ANSWER: diligent; hard-working
Benevolent - ANSWER: showing sympathy, understanding, and generosity
Boisterous - ANSWER: rough; rowdy; unruly
Brazen - ANSWER: bold or unrestrained by normal standards
Brusque - ANSWER: attitude of shortness or rudeness; gruff
Circuitous - ANSWER: lengthy due to being indirect or roundabout
deleterious - ANSWER: harmful or deadly to living things
deter - ANSWER: to prevent or discourage
digression - ANSWER: a deviation or detour from the central topic or focucs
diligent - ANSWER: persistent and hardworking
disdain - ANSWER: lack of respect or intense dislike
enervating - ANSWER: causing debilitation or weakness
exasperate - ANSWER: to intensely irritated or frustrated
exemplary - ANSWER: worthy of imitation; setting the example
, extenuating - ANSWER: diminish the seriousness of something
fortitude - ANSWER: strength and endurance during a difficult situation
fortuitous - ANSWER: happening by accident or chance rather than design
garable - ANSWER: reproduce (a message, sound, or transmission) in a confused and
distorted way
hyperbole - ANSWER: exaggerating; making something more than it is
impetuous - ANSWER: acting or done quickly and without thought or care
imminent - ANSWER: very likely to happen
inconsequential - ANSWER: something without importance or significance
innocuous - ANSWER: harmless
novice - ANSWER: a beginner, inexperience
paradox - ANSWER: appearing conflicting or contradictory
precocious - ANSWER: showing advanced development or maturity at an early age
prudent - ANSWER: acting with or showing care and thought for the future
sagacious - ANSWER: having or showing keen mental discernment and good
judgment; shrewd
seruntinize - ANSWER: examine closely and carefully
superficial - ANSWER: shallow in character and attitude, only concerned with thing
on the surface
superfluous - ANSWER: more than is needed desired, or necessary
tactful - ANSWER: showing concern to not offend others
tenacious - ANSWER: determined without change or doubt from the plan
terse - ANSWER: to the point; concise
transient - ANSWER: lasting for only a short time or duration
trite - ANSWER: dull; common
Proscribe - ANSWER: Forbid
Holistic - ANSWER: Concerned with whole
Repugnant - ANSWER: Offensive; to morals
Exiguous - ANSWER: inadequency; lacking
Untenable - ANSWER: No support; ground
Clement - ANSWER: favorable
Adversity - ANSWER: a state of burden or hardship
Anecdote - ANSWER: a short story or account of an event
Assiduous - ANSWER: diligent; hard-working
Benevolent - ANSWER: showing sympathy, understanding, and generosity
Boisterous - ANSWER: rough; rowdy; unruly
Brazen - ANSWER: bold or unrestrained by normal standards
Brusque - ANSWER: attitude of shortness or rudeness; gruff
Circuitous - ANSWER: lengthy due to being indirect or roundabout
deleterious - ANSWER: harmful or deadly to living things
deter - ANSWER: to prevent or discourage
digression - ANSWER: a deviation or detour from the central topic or focucs
diligent - ANSWER: persistent and hardworking
disdain - ANSWER: lack of respect or intense dislike
enervating - ANSWER: causing debilitation or weakness
exasperate - ANSWER: to intensely irritated or frustrated
exemplary - ANSWER: worthy of imitation; setting the example
, extenuating - ANSWER: diminish the seriousness of something
fortitude - ANSWER: strength and endurance during a difficult situation
fortuitous - ANSWER: happening by accident or chance rather than design
garable - ANSWER: reproduce (a message, sound, or transmission) in a confused and
distorted way
hyperbole - ANSWER: exaggerating; making something more than it is
impetuous - ANSWER: acting or done quickly and without thought or care
imminent - ANSWER: very likely to happen
inconsequential - ANSWER: something without importance or significance
innocuous - ANSWER: harmless
novice - ANSWER: a beginner, inexperience
paradox - ANSWER: appearing conflicting or contradictory
precocious - ANSWER: showing advanced development or maturity at an early age
prudent - ANSWER: acting with or showing care and thought for the future
sagacious - ANSWER: having or showing keen mental discernment and good
judgment; shrewd
seruntinize - ANSWER: examine closely and carefully
superficial - ANSWER: shallow in character and attitude, only concerned with thing
on the surface
superfluous - ANSWER: more than is needed desired, or necessary
tactful - ANSWER: showing concern to not offend others
tenacious - ANSWER: determined without change or doubt from the plan
terse - ANSWER: to the point; concise
transient - ANSWER: lasting for only a short time or duration
trite - ANSWER: dull; common
