HESI A2 VOCABULARY LATEST EXAM
Select the meaning of the capital word in the following sentence:
Due to his MERCRIAL temperament, Justin did not work well with others.
A. Continuous.
B. Unpredictable.
C. Mercenary.
D. Miraculous - ANSWER: B. Unpredictable
What is another word for elated?
A. Edified.
B. Confused.
C. Flabbergasted.
D. Delighted - ANSWER: D. Delighted
If a patient's condition is deteriorating, he is ______.
A. getting worse.
B. improving.
C. resisting medication.
D. failing to eat or drink. - ANSWER: A. Getting worse
Precipitous is best defined as being ________.
A. damp.
B. gentle.
C. swift.
D. dull. - ANSWER: C. Steep or Clift/ swift, rapid, uncontrolled.
Select the meaning of the capital letters word in the following sentence:
Being overweight may PREDISPOSE a person to diabetes.
A. Make susceptible.
B. Bring to light.
C. Save from harm.
D. Pass over. - ANSWER: A. Make susceptible/ very likely to be influenced
Paroxysm - ANSWER: A sudden spasm/ convulsion
What is another word for Cicatrix?
A. Beetle.
B. Scalpel.
C. Antidote.
D. Scar. - ANSWER: D. Scar in Latin
Confinement - ANSWER: The state of being forced to stay in a closed space
Emetic - ANSWER: A medicine whose purpose is to induce vomiting. You might give
an Emetic to a victim of poisoning.
,Panacea - ANSWER: Cure-all. A remedy for all illness.
Fibula - ANSWER: The outer bone in the lower leg. The fibula is the smaller of the
two bones between the knee and the ankle; the larger bone is the tibia.
Select the meaning of the capital letters word in the following sentence:
If DISINTEGREATE in the mouth within seconds after placement on the tongue,
allowing its contents to be swallowed with or without water.
A. Evaporates.
B. Fizzes.
C. Deviates.
D. Fragments. - ANSWER: D. To disintegreate is to fall into pieces. Fragments.
Select the meaning of the capital letters word in the following sentence:
Step-by-step, the doctor explained the RATIONALE for the treatment.
A. Reasoning.
B. Prescription.
C. Procedure.
D. Necessity. - ANSWER: A. Looking at the root of the world should help you to
determine its meaning. Reasoning.
What is the meaning of qualms?
A. Misgivings.
B. Habits.
C. Serenity.
D. Dispatches. - ANSWER: A. If you have qualms about something, you have a feeling
of uneasiness. The word can also refer to a brief feeling of sickness or neusea.
Misgivings.
Select the meaning of the capital letters word in the following sentence:
The capsule remains INTACT even when placed in water.
A. Viable.
B. Operational.
C. Tinted.
D. Whole. - ANSWER: D. Something that is intact has no part that is missing or
damaged. Whole.
What is the best description for the term Gravid?
A. Deadly serious.
B. Expecting a child.
C. Germ-free.
D. Diseased - ANSWER: B. Expecting a child
Select the meaning of the capital letters word in the following sentence:
The cavity, once opened, proved to be RIDDLED with infection.
A. Challenged.
,B. Overrun.
C. Separated.
D. Complete - ANSWER: B. Overrun. A wall might be riddled with bullet holes: an
essay might be riddled with errors. Either meaning has to do with being affected
throughout.
What does Alimentary mean?
A. Related to nourishment.
B. Related to outflow.
C. Related to simplicity.
D. Related to protection. - ANSWER: A. You take in food through you alimentary
canal. Related to nourishment.
Subdue - ANSWER: To bring sb/sth under control, especially by using force. to calm
or control your feelings.
Select the meaning of the capital letters word in the following sentence:
A single dose will SUPPRESS even the nastiest cough.
A. Subdue.
B. Cure.
C. Restore.
D. Affect. - ANSWER: A. A cough suppressant does not cure a cough, but it does calm,
or subdue it.
What is the best description for the term Septic?
A. Infected.
B. Odorous.
C. Terminal.
D. Vigorous. - ANSWER: A. Infected
What is another word for Paltry?
A. Insignificant.
B. Punitive.
C. Prolonged.
D. Economical - ANSWER: A. Paltry comes from a root meaning "rag." It refers to
something that is without value. Insignificant.
Emit - ANSWER: To send out
Inhibiting - ANSWER: If the action is inhibiting, hindering.
A symptom that is Exacerbated is ______?
A. not dangerous.
B. disfiguring.
C. painful.
D. made worse. - ANSWER: D. made worse
, To critique something is to ________.
A. appraise it.
B. condemn it.
C. extol it.
D. berate it. - ANSWER: A. appraise it
YOB - ANSWER: Year of Birth
Progeny - ANSWER: Offspring. your progeny are your children, just as your
progenitor is your ancestor.
Urea - ANSWER: CO(NH2)2, is found in the urine and other bodily fluids.
Select the meaning of the capital letters word in the following sentence:
Too many potential job choices put Martin in a QUANDARY.
A. A place where rocks are mined.
B. A journey of discovery.
C. A state of uncertainty.
D. A major attempt or trial. - ANSWER: C. A quandary is a perplexing or confusing
position or situation.
Diagnostic test - ANSWER: Doctors use a diagnostic test to diagnose, or determine
the cause of, a condition.
Projected - ANSWER: Estimated. Prediction.
Cauterize - ANSWER: When you cauterize a wound, you use a flame, laser, or caustic
agent to burn the skin and close the blood vessels.
Heedless - ANSWER: Careless. To heed is to pay attention; to be heedless is to fail to
pay attention.
When directions are Convoluted, what is wrong with them?
A. They are erroneous.
B. They are incomplete.
C. They are confusing.
D. They are unethical. - ANSWER: C. To convolve is to roll or twist. Something
convoluted is twisted and complicated.
Select the meaning of the capital letters word in the following sentence:
Childern not ADEQUATELY responding to 55 mcg may use 110 mcg once daily.
A. Without delay.
B. Willingly.
C. Satisfactorily.
D. Expectantly. - ANSWER: C. To be adequate is to be good enough, or satisfactory.
Abrupt - ANSWER: Sudden
Select the meaning of the capital word in the following sentence:
Due to his MERCRIAL temperament, Justin did not work well with others.
A. Continuous.
B. Unpredictable.
C. Mercenary.
D. Miraculous - ANSWER: B. Unpredictable
What is another word for elated?
A. Edified.
B. Confused.
C. Flabbergasted.
D. Delighted - ANSWER: D. Delighted
If a patient's condition is deteriorating, he is ______.
A. getting worse.
B. improving.
C. resisting medication.
D. failing to eat or drink. - ANSWER: A. Getting worse
Precipitous is best defined as being ________.
A. damp.
B. gentle.
C. swift.
D. dull. - ANSWER: C. Steep or Clift/ swift, rapid, uncontrolled.
Select the meaning of the capital letters word in the following sentence:
Being overweight may PREDISPOSE a person to diabetes.
A. Make susceptible.
B. Bring to light.
C. Save from harm.
D. Pass over. - ANSWER: A. Make susceptible/ very likely to be influenced
Paroxysm - ANSWER: A sudden spasm/ convulsion
What is another word for Cicatrix?
A. Beetle.
B. Scalpel.
C. Antidote.
D. Scar. - ANSWER: D. Scar in Latin
Confinement - ANSWER: The state of being forced to stay in a closed space
Emetic - ANSWER: A medicine whose purpose is to induce vomiting. You might give
an Emetic to a victim of poisoning.
,Panacea - ANSWER: Cure-all. A remedy for all illness.
Fibula - ANSWER: The outer bone in the lower leg. The fibula is the smaller of the
two bones between the knee and the ankle; the larger bone is the tibia.
Select the meaning of the capital letters word in the following sentence:
If DISINTEGREATE in the mouth within seconds after placement on the tongue,
allowing its contents to be swallowed with or without water.
A. Evaporates.
B. Fizzes.
C. Deviates.
D. Fragments. - ANSWER: D. To disintegreate is to fall into pieces. Fragments.
Select the meaning of the capital letters word in the following sentence:
Step-by-step, the doctor explained the RATIONALE for the treatment.
A. Reasoning.
B. Prescription.
C. Procedure.
D. Necessity. - ANSWER: A. Looking at the root of the world should help you to
determine its meaning. Reasoning.
What is the meaning of qualms?
A. Misgivings.
B. Habits.
C. Serenity.
D. Dispatches. - ANSWER: A. If you have qualms about something, you have a feeling
of uneasiness. The word can also refer to a brief feeling of sickness or neusea.
Misgivings.
Select the meaning of the capital letters word in the following sentence:
The capsule remains INTACT even when placed in water.
A. Viable.
B. Operational.
C. Tinted.
D. Whole. - ANSWER: D. Something that is intact has no part that is missing or
damaged. Whole.
What is the best description for the term Gravid?
A. Deadly serious.
B. Expecting a child.
C. Germ-free.
D. Diseased - ANSWER: B. Expecting a child
Select the meaning of the capital letters word in the following sentence:
The cavity, once opened, proved to be RIDDLED with infection.
A. Challenged.
,B. Overrun.
C. Separated.
D. Complete - ANSWER: B. Overrun. A wall might be riddled with bullet holes: an
essay might be riddled with errors. Either meaning has to do with being affected
throughout.
What does Alimentary mean?
A. Related to nourishment.
B. Related to outflow.
C. Related to simplicity.
D. Related to protection. - ANSWER: A. You take in food through you alimentary
canal. Related to nourishment.
Subdue - ANSWER: To bring sb/sth under control, especially by using force. to calm
or control your feelings.
Select the meaning of the capital letters word in the following sentence:
A single dose will SUPPRESS even the nastiest cough.
A. Subdue.
B. Cure.
C. Restore.
D. Affect. - ANSWER: A. A cough suppressant does not cure a cough, but it does calm,
or subdue it.
What is the best description for the term Septic?
A. Infected.
B. Odorous.
C. Terminal.
D. Vigorous. - ANSWER: A. Infected
What is another word for Paltry?
A. Insignificant.
B. Punitive.
C. Prolonged.
D. Economical - ANSWER: A. Paltry comes from a root meaning "rag." It refers to
something that is without value. Insignificant.
Emit - ANSWER: To send out
Inhibiting - ANSWER: If the action is inhibiting, hindering.
A symptom that is Exacerbated is ______?
A. not dangerous.
B. disfiguring.
C. painful.
D. made worse. - ANSWER: D. made worse
, To critique something is to ________.
A. appraise it.
B. condemn it.
C. extol it.
D. berate it. - ANSWER: A. appraise it
YOB - ANSWER: Year of Birth
Progeny - ANSWER: Offspring. your progeny are your children, just as your
progenitor is your ancestor.
Urea - ANSWER: CO(NH2)2, is found in the urine and other bodily fluids.
Select the meaning of the capital letters word in the following sentence:
Too many potential job choices put Martin in a QUANDARY.
A. A place where rocks are mined.
B. A journey of discovery.
C. A state of uncertainty.
D. A major attempt or trial. - ANSWER: C. A quandary is a perplexing or confusing
position or situation.
Diagnostic test - ANSWER: Doctors use a diagnostic test to diagnose, or determine
the cause of, a condition.
Projected - ANSWER: Estimated. Prediction.
Cauterize - ANSWER: When you cauterize a wound, you use a flame, laser, or caustic
agent to burn the skin and close the blood vessels.
Heedless - ANSWER: Careless. To heed is to pay attention; to be heedless is to fail to
pay attention.
When directions are Convoluted, what is wrong with them?
A. They are erroneous.
B. They are incomplete.
C. They are confusing.
D. They are unethical. - ANSWER: C. To convolve is to roll or twist. Something
convoluted is twisted and complicated.
Select the meaning of the capital letters word in the following sentence:
Childern not ADEQUATELY responding to 55 mcg may use 110 mcg once daily.
A. Without delay.
B. Willingly.
C. Satisfactorily.
D. Expectantly. - ANSWER: C. To be adequate is to be good enough, or satisfactory.
Abrupt - ANSWER: Sudden
