Hesi A2 Vocab (NurseHub)
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1. exacerbate to make worse
2. Forgo decline
3. Ethereal means "ghostly or eerie".
4. Ephemeral something that lasts for a short period of time.
5. Resilient means quick to recover
6. Renal pertaining to the kidney
7. Volatile changing rapidly
8. scrutinize to examine closely
9. Potent having a strong effect on something
10. fatal causing death
11. virulent extremely harmful
12. Extension lengthening; unbending a joint
13. Flexion bending a joint
14. Expectorate to spit
15. Disposition mood or state of mind
16. Dilate to enlarge or expand
17. dilute weaken
18. Cursory quick
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19. Contingent dependent for existence or occurrence
20. Viscosity thickness of a liquid
21. complexity a state of being confusing
22. Collateral accompanying or existing in a subordinate, corroborative, or indirect relationship
23. Cataract eye disease when the lens becomes opaque, causing partial or total blindness.
24. accolade honor or award
25. Shrewd another word for astute. It means "having the ability to assess situations accurate-
ly".
26. oubliette Dungeon, prison, or cell.
27. Milieu environment; setting
28. Aggregate to group together
29. Triage the process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients.
30. Discrete means distinct or separate.
31. Hedge to try to avoid or lessen loss in connection with (a bet, risk, etc.) by making
counterbalancing bets, investments, etc."
32. malaise a vague/general feeling of physical discomfort or uneasiness, as early in an
illness".
33. Indigent poor, needy
34. Terminal something that is likely to end in death.
35. Ubiquity something that is very common or appearing everywhere
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1. exacerbate to make worse
2. Forgo decline
3. Ethereal means "ghostly or eerie".
4. Ephemeral something that lasts for a short period of time.
5. Resilient means quick to recover
6. Renal pertaining to the kidney
7. Volatile changing rapidly
8. scrutinize to examine closely
9. Potent having a strong effect on something
10. fatal causing death
11. virulent extremely harmful
12. Extension lengthening; unbending a joint
13. Flexion bending a joint
14. Expectorate to spit
15. Disposition mood or state of mind
16. Dilate to enlarge or expand
17. dilute weaken
18. Cursory quick
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, Hesi A2 Vocab (NurseHub)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_a1hfkl
19. Contingent dependent for existence or occurrence
20. Viscosity thickness of a liquid
21. complexity a state of being confusing
22. Collateral accompanying or existing in a subordinate, corroborative, or indirect relationship
23. Cataract eye disease when the lens becomes opaque, causing partial or total blindness.
24. accolade honor or award
25. Shrewd another word for astute. It means "having the ability to assess situations accurate-
ly".
26. oubliette Dungeon, prison, or cell.
27. Milieu environment; setting
28. Aggregate to group together
29. Triage the process used to determine the priority of treatment for patients.
30. Discrete means distinct or separate.
31. Hedge to try to avoid or lessen loss in connection with (a bet, risk, etc.) by making
counterbalancing bets, investments, etc."
32. malaise a vague/general feeling of physical discomfort or uneasiness, as early in an
illness".
33. Indigent poor, needy
34. Terminal something that is likely to end in death.
35. Ubiquity something that is very common or appearing everywhere
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